HAND-SHAPED STRAPPED ICE PACK APPARATUS

A hand-shaped strapped ice pack apparatus for first aid and novelty includes a glove body having a dorsal side, a ventral side, and a sealed bottom side to form an inner cavity. The glove body has a wrist portion, a palm portion, and a finger portion. A gel pack is coupled within the inner cavity and has a specific heat configured to function as an ice pack or a heat pack. A pair of second hook and loop fasteners is coupled to an inside of a strap adjacent a first end and a second end. The pair of second hook and loop fasteners is selectively engageable with a plurality of first hook and loop fasteners coupled to the dorsal side of the glove body. The strap is configured to secure the glove body to a user's body.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

(1) Field of the Invention

The disclosure and prior art relates to ice packs and more particularly pertains to a new ice pack for first aid and novelty.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a glove body having a dorsal side, a ventral side, and a sealed bottom side to form an inner cavity. The glove body has a wrist portion, a palm portion, and a finger portion. A gel pack is coupled to the glove body within the inner cavity. The gel pack has a specific heat configured to function as an ice pack or a heat pack. A plurality of first hook and loop fasteners is coupled to the dorsal side of the glove body. A strap has a first end, a second end, an outside, and an inside. A pair of second hook and loop fasteners is coupled to the inside of the strap adjacent the first end and the second end. The pair of second hook and loop fasteners is selectively engageable with the plurality of first hook and loop fasteners. The strap is configured to secure the glove body to a user's body.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

As best illustrated inFIGS. 1 through 6, the hand-shaped strapped ice pack apparatus10generally comprises a glove body12having a dorsal side14, a ventral side16and a sealed bottom side18to form a hand-shaped inner cavity20. The glove body12has a wrist portion22, a palm portion24, and a finger portion26. A cross-section27of the wrist portion22of the glove body is elliptical when fully expanded (as shown inFIG. 4), yet the glove body12may be malleable to mold to the contours of a user's body under applied pressure. The glove body12comprises an outer layer28and an inner layer30. The outer layer28may be rubberized or plastic. The inner layer30is nonpermeable and continuously disposed inside the outer layer28. A gel pack32is coupled to the glove body within the inner cavity20and is sealed by the inner layer30. The gel pack32has a specific heat configured to function as an ice pack or a heat pack. Each of the gel pack32, the inner layer30, and the outer layer28is microwavable.

A plurality of first hook and loop fasteners34is coupled to the dorsal side14of the glove body. The plurality of first hook and loop fasteners34comprises a palm fastener36coupled to the palm portion24of the glove body and a pair of finger fasteners38coupled to the finger portion26of the glove body. Each of the pair of finger fasteners38is an elongated rectangle extending from adjacent a knuckle side40of the finger portion to proximal a tip side42of the finger portion. The pair of finger fasteners38is coupled to a middle finger44and a ring finger46of the finger portion.

A strap48has a first end50, a second end52, an outside54, and an inside56. A width of the strap48is less than a width of the wrist portion22of the glove body and may be equal to a width between a pair of outer edges57of the pair of finger fasteners38. A width of the palm fastener36is greater than the width of the strap48. A pair of second hook and loop fasteners58is coupled to the inside56of the strap adjacent the first end50and the second end52. Each of the pair of second hook and loop fasteners58is rectangular and extends from a top edge60to a bottom edge62of the strap. The pair of second hook and loop fasteners58is selectively engageable with the plurality of first hook and loop fasteners34. The strap48is thus configured to secure the glove body12to a user's body.

In use, the glove body12is cooled in a freezer or heated in a microwave or a pot of hot water to achieve a desired temperature of the gel pack32. The second hook and loop fastener58of the first end50of the strap is then engaged with the palm fastener36and the glove body12is placed on the area of injury, such as an ankle or a wrist. The strap48is then wrapped around the user's body and the second hook and loop fastener58of the second end52is engaged with the pair of finger fasteners38to secure the glove body12in place. The glove body12may alternatively be used without the strap48and held in place or used in a cooler as a novelty ice pack to maintain food temperature.