Hand warming method and apparatus

A holder for being worn by a user and for storing and holding a non-electrical heat pack therein to provide warmth to the user, said holder comprising:

• a glove body comprising a palm member and a wrist sleeve connected to said palm member;
• a wrist blanket operatively attached to said wrist sleeve and cooperating therewith to form a pocket for receiving and holding said heat pack, said wrist blanket having at least two spaced apart air flow ports formed therein;
• a porous intermediate layer provided between said wrist blanket and said wrist sleeve, and
• at least one spacer member disposed between the wrist blanket and the wrist sleeve on an opposite side of the intermediate layer from the pocket, for spacing the wrist blanket away from the wrist sleeve, wherein at least one air flow channel is defined between the wrist blanket and the wrist sleeve by the spacer member, said air flow channel in communication with said pocket, whereby air is able to enter the air flow channel through at least one of the air flow ports;
• wherein said glove body is structured so that when said glove body is worn by a user and a heat pack is placed into said pocket, the heat pack warms the wrist of the user, and air is able to access the heat pack via the at least one air flow channel.

A holder apparatus for being worn by a user and for temporarily holding a non-electrical heat pack therein to provide warmth to the user, said holder apparatus comprising:

• a glove body, comprising a palm member and a wrist sleeve integrally connected to said palm member,
• wherein said palm member is provided for covering a palm portion of the user's hand, said palm member comprising a thumb receptacle and having an open end to allow fingers of the user to extend outwardly therefrom;
• wherein said wrist sleeve comprises a flexible tubular sheath for placement surrounding a wrist of the user, said wrist sleeve having a palm side for contacting an inside portion of the user's wrist adjacent the palm member, and a back side for contacting an outside portion of the user's wrist;
• said glove body further comprising a wrist blanket comprising a separate outer layer operatively attached to the palm side of the wrist sleeve, and a porous intermediate layer disposed between said wrist blanket and said wrist sleeve, said wrist blanket cooperating with said wrist sleeve to form a pocket therebetween on one side of said intermediate layer for receiving and holding said non-electrical heat pack, said wrist blanket having at least two spaced apart air flow ports formed as openings therein;
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• at least one tubular spacer member, disposed between the wrist blanket and the wrist sleeve on the other side of said intermediate layer from said pocket, for spacing the wrist blanket away from the wrist sleeve, whereby at least one reinforced air flow channel is defined extending between and interconnecting the air flow ports of said wrist blanket;
• wherein said glove body is structured so that when said glove body is worn by a user and a heat pack is placed into said pocket, the heat pack warms the wrist of the user, and air is able to access the heat pack via the at least one air flow channel.