Patent ID: 11950646
Assignee: GALVANI TECH APPAREL INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  H | IPC A  H

Claim 4:
5. A hand warmer comprising:
a tubular sleeve comprising an inner wall and outer wall, and a front portion and a back portion, the tubular sleeve having at least two open ends adapted to receive hands, said sleeve defining a longitudinal opening;
a battery operatively connected to a flexible handlebar-shaped heating element adapted to receive hands that comprises a heating wire, the first heating wire encased within a first thin, flexible heating pad, the flexible handlebar-shaped heating element located within the longitudinal opening, the flexible handlebar-shaped heating element secured at least at one or more points of the tubular sleeve, wherein the flexible handlebar-shaped heating element is formed from the thin, flexible heating pad, the thin, flexible heating pad securing the heating wire connected to the battery; a self-closing fabric located around each opening of the tubular sleeve; and
heat capture fabric located within a space defined by the inner wall and the outer wall of the sleeve,
wherein the flexible handlebar-shaped heating element is flexible in its entirety.