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Patent US6336935 - Disposable thermal body wrap - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsThe thermal body wraps of the present invention comprise a unified laminate structure having at least one continuous layer of a flexible material having a substantially rectangular, dog bone-like shape and having a first side, a second side, a first end, a second end, a plurality of heat cells, and means...http://www.google.com/patents/US6336935?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6336935 - Disposable thermal body wrapAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS6336935 B1Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 09/397,338Publication dateJan 8, 2002Filing dateSep 15, 1999Priority dateSep 15, 1999Fee statusPaidAlso published asCA2381812A1, CA2381812C, CN1210007C, CN1373649A, DE60036877D1, DE60036877T2, EP1212020A1, EP1212020B1, WO2001019302A1Publication number09397338, 397338, US 6336935 B1, US 6336935B1, US-B1-6336935, US6336935 B1, US6336935B1InventorsLeane Kristine Davis, Nancy Jean McCarthyOriginal AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble CompanyExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (68), Non-Patent Citations (7), Referenced by (46), Classifications (14), Legal Events (5) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetDisposable thermal body wrap
Herein, “semirigid material”, means a material which is rigid to some degree or in some parts, i.e., having at least two-dimensional drape at a temperature of about 25� C., and exhibits a toughness to maintain structural support of the heat cells in an unsupported format, and/or prevent unacceptable stretching of structures of the material during processing or use, while still maintaining good overall drape characteristics when heated, and/or retaining sufficient rigidity to deter easy access to deter easy access to heat cell contents.
Continuous cell forming base layer 20 and cell covering layer 22 may be made of any number of suitable materials. Preferably cell forming base layer 20 and cell covering layer 22 comprises materials which are semirigid at a temperature of about 25� C. and which soften, i.e., become substantially less rigid, at a temperature of about 35� C., or greater. That is, the materials preferably have an elastic modulus, within the elastic deformation range of the material, of about 0.7 g/mm2 or greater, more preferably about 0.9 g/mm2 or greater, most preferably about 1 g/mm2 or greater, at about 25� C. and an elastic modulus substantially less at about 35� C. or greater. “Substantially less”, as used herein, means that the elastic modulus of the material at about 35� C., or greater, is statistically significantly less than the elastic modulus at about 25� C., at an appropriate statistical confidence (i.e.,>90%) and power (i.e.,>90%).
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