Patent ID: 6994720

Claim:
An inflatable thermal blanket for providing a conditioned gas to a portion of a body of a human and providing access to the human, said inflatable thermal blanket comprising: a first sheet fabricated of an air permeable material; a barrier sheet that is impermeable to the conditioned gas; and a second sheet fabricated of an air impermeable material, said first sheet and said second sheet having a cutout portion adapted to fit about a neck of the human, said barrier sheet disposed between said first sheet and said second sheet said barrier sheet disposed adjacent to said first sheet, said second sheet attached to said first sheet at a first seam, said first seam defining an inflatable portion, said inflatable portion including: an inlet port opening into said inflatable portion, said inlet port for receiving the conditioned gas; a pair of outside channels positioned along opposing sides of the inflatable portion, said pair of outside channels for exhausting the conditioned air; at least one channel formed between said pair of outside channels, said barrier sheet positioned in said at least one channel for preventing the exhaustion of the conditioned air from said at least one channel; and an access opening positioned between said pair of outside channels, said access opening defined by a second seam joining said first sheet and said second sheet, said access opening penetrating said first sheet and said second sheet, said access opening having a lip between an edge and said second seam.