Patent ID: 7543344

Claim:
A cover for protecting a heating blanket, the cover comprising: a lower flexible sheet; an upper flexible sheet bonded to the lower flexible sheet at a bonding site, the upper sheet including at least one panel and a free edge, the at least one panel extending from the bonding site to the free edge; a bond between the upper and lower sheets at a bonding site, the bond creating one edge of an enclosure for holding the heating blanket between the upper and lower sheets, the at least one panel being separable from the lower sheet, by lifting the free edge of the upper sheet, in order to fold back the panel, along the bonding site, and to, thereby, provide an opening for accessing the enclosure; and a fastening element coupled to the at least one panel to reversibly secure the heating unit within the enclosure beneath the panel; wherein the bonding site of the upper to lower sheet includes a first bonding site and a second bonding site opposite the first bonding site; the at least one panel of the upper sheet includes a first panel and a second panel; the free edge of the upper sheet includes a first free edge and second free edge; the first panel extends toward the second panel, from the first bonding site to the first free edge; the second panel extends toward the first panel, from the second bonding site to the second free edge and overlaps a portion of the first panel; and the fastening element is disposed at the overlap of the panels.