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Patent US5904710 - Disposable elastic thermal body wrap - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsThe present invention relates to disposable elastic thermal body wraps having an elastic laminate structure formed from a polymeric mesh and two fabric carrier layers, and one or more heat cells, wherein heat is applied to specific areas of the user's body, preferably for pain relief. More particularly,...http://www.google.com/patents/US5904710?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US5904710 - Disposable elastic thermal body wrapAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS5904710 APublication typeGrantApplication numberUS 08/916,094Publication dateMay 18, 1999Filing dateAug 21, 1997Priority dateAug 21, 1997Fee statusPaidAlso published asCA2301137A1, CA2301137C, CN1161086C, CN1271265A, DE69820661D1, DE69820661T2, EP1021145A1, EP1021145B1, WO1999009918A1Publication number08916094, 916094, US 5904710 A, US 5904710A, US-A-5904710, US5904710 A, US5904710AInventorsLeane Kristine Davis, Daniel Louis Barone, William Robert Ouellette, Ronald Dean CramerOriginal AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble CompanyExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (59), Non-Patent Citations (9), Referenced by (83), Classifications (15), Legal Events (5) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetDisposable elastic thermal body wrap
US 5904710 AAbstract
1. A disposable elastic thermal body wrap comprising:a) a piece of flexible material having a first end, a second end, a first edge, a second edge, and one or more elastic laminate structures, said laminate structures comprising a first carrier layer, a second carrier layer, and a mesh disposed between said carrier layers, said mesh having a plurality of first strands intersecting a plurality of elastic second strands, said first and second strands having softening temperatures at an applied pressure, at least about 10% of said first strands being integrally bonded to said first carrier layer and said second carrier layer by application of a bonding pressure at said softening temperature of said first strands, wherein said flexible material is stretchable along a longitudinal axis of said piece of flexible material; b) one or more heat cells comprising an exothermic composition spaced apart and fixedly attached across said flexible material; and c) a fastening means to hold said piece of flexible material around a user's body. 2. A disposable elastic thermal body wrap according to claim 1 wherein at least 50% of said first strands are integrally bonded to said first carrier layer and said second carrier layer.
20. A disposable elastic thermal body wrap comprising:a) a piece of flexible material having a first end, a second end, a first edge, a second edge, and one or more elastic laminate structures, said laminate structures comprising a first carrier layer, a second carrier layer, and a mesh disposed between said carrier layers, said mesh having a plurality of first strands intersecting a plurality of elastic second strands, said first and second strands having softening temperatures at an applied pressure, at least about 10% of said first strands being integrally bonded to said first carrier layer and said second carrier layer by application of a bonding pressure at said softening temperature of said first strands, wherein said flexible material is stretchable along a longitudinal axis of said piece of flexible material; b) one or more thermal packs, fixedly attached to said flexible material, said thermal packs having a unified structure comprising at least one continuous layer and a plurality of individual heat cells spaced apart and fixedly attached to or within said at least one continuous layer; and c) a fastening means to hold said piece of flexible material around a user's body. 21. A disposable elastic thermal body wrap according to claim 20 wherein said softening temperatures of said first and second strands are distinct at said bonding pressure, the softening temperature of said first strands being less than the softening temperature of said second strands.
25. A disposable elastic thermal body wrap according to claim 20 wherein said continuous layer is semirigid at a temperature of about 25� C. and below, and substantially less rigid at a temperature of above about 25� C.
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The above described benefits can be achieved by selecting a first strand material having a softening temperature, which is lower than the softening temperature of second strands 26 relative to the processing pressures used to form laminate structures 66. As used herein, the phrase "softening temperature" is intended to mean the minimum temperature at which a material begins to flow under an applied pressure to facilitate integral bonding of the material to a carrier layer or layers. Typically, heat is applied to a material to achieve a softening temperature. This generally results in a decrease in the viscosity of the material which may or may not involve a "melting" of the material, the melting being associated with a latent heat of fusion. Thermoplastic materials tend to exhibit a lowering in viscosity as a result of an increase in temperature allowing them to flow when subjected to an applied pressure. It will be understood that as the applied pressure increases, the softening temperature of a material decreases and therefore a given material can have a plurality of softening temperatures because the temperature will vary with the applied pressure. For ease of manufacturing and processing, and when utilizing generally polymeric materials for strands 24 and 26, it is preferred that the softening temperature of first strands 24 be lower, preferably at least about 10� C. lower, more preferably at least about 20� C. lower, than the softening temperature of second strands 26 when both materials are subjected to the same applied pressure (e.g., the processing pressure). As used herein, the phrase "bonding pressure", is intended to mean the pressure which facilitates the integral bonding of first strands 24 to carrier layers 37 and 38, without integrally bonding second strands 26 to carrier layers 37 and 38, when both strands are at the softening temperature of first strands 24 but below the softening temperature of second strands 26. In addition to the selection of first and second strand materials for softening point temperature, second strands 26 are preferably formed from a material which renders second strands 26 appropriately elastic such that laminate structure 66 provides a structural direction along the direction of second strands 26 which is also appropriately elastic as desired.
The softening temperature of carrier layers 37 and 38 (at the subject processing pressures) should be greater than any of the processing temperatures to applied to elastic member 36 in forming laminate structure 66. In addition, carrier layers 37 and 38 preferably have a modulus of less than about 100 gm force per cm at a unit strain ε.sub.μ of at least about 1 (i.e., Lf =2�Lo) in a direction along second strands 26 when it is formed into laminate structure 66. As used herein, the term "modulus" is intended to mean the ratio of an applied stress σ to the resulting unit strain ε.sub.μ, wherein stress σ and strain ε.sub.μ are:
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Specifically, the juxtaposed Phobic Q-1 fabric, T50018 mesh, and Phobic Q-1 fabric, having a pre-formed structural thickness S of from about 0.09 cm to about 0.13 cm, preferably from about 0.10 cm to about 0.12, more preferably about 0.11 cm, are fed at a rate of from about 6 to about 14, more preferably from about 7 to about 12, most preferably from about 8 to about 10 meters per minute, over first surface 148 which is heated to a temperature T1 of from about 71� C. to about 141� C., preferably from about 130� C. to about 141� C., more preferably from about 137� C. to about 139� C. In a preferred arrangement, gap 156 is preferably greater than or equal to 0.13 cm. Preferably, second surface 150 is heated to a temperature T2 of from about 71� C. to about 141� C., preferably from about 130� C. to about 141� C., more preferably 137� C. to about 139� C., as the juxtaposed fabrics and mesh pass over second surface 150 and through inference nip 154. Pressure Pb at nip 154 is preferably from about 55 to about 85 kilograms per centimeter, more preferably from about 70 to about 75 kilograms per centimeter. After the juxtaposed fabrics and mesh emerge from nip 154, the resulting thermal bonded elastic laminate 66 has a thickness I of from about 0.05 cm to about 0.09 cm, preferably from about 0.06 cm to about 0.08 cm, more preferably about 0.07 cm.
Thermal pack 22 may be made of any number of thermoplastic materials; however, it is preferred that base material 70 and/or cover material 72 be made of at least one continuous layer of thermoplastic materials which are semirigid at a temperature of about 25� C. and below and which soften, i.e., become substantially less rigid, at a temperature above about 25� C. Different materials may be capable of satisfying the specified requirement provided that the thickness is adjusted accordingly. Such materials include, but are not limited to, polyethylene, polypropylene, nylon, polyester, polyvinyl chloride, polyvinylidene chloride, polyurethane, polystyrene, saponified ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer, ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer, natural rubber, reclaimed rubber, synthetic rubber, and mixtures thereof. These materials may be used alone or coextruded with a low melt temperature polymer including, but not limited to, ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer, low density polyethylene, and mixtures thereof. Such materials are also capable of containing exothermic composition 74 and limiting oxygen flow into pocket 76 and provides sufficient rigidity to prevent wrap 10 from folding or bunching during use, preventing unacceptable stretching of structures of the continuous layer during processing or use, and deterring easy access to the heat cell contents.
Oxygen permeability can also be provided in the present invention by perforating at least one of the base material 70 and cover material 72 with aeration holes using, for example, an array of pins having tapered points and diameters of from about 0.2 mm to about 2 mm, preferably from about 0.4 mm to about 0.9 mm. Oxygen diffusion into heat cell 75 during oxidation of the particulate exothermic composition 74 typically range from about 0.01 cc O2 /min./5 cm2 to about 15.0 cc O2 /min./5 cm2 (at 21� C., 1 ATM), preferably from about 0.9 cc O2 /min./5 cm2 to about 3 cc O2 /min./5 cm2 (at 21� C., 1 ATM).
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