Patent ID: 8133264

Claim:
A therapeutic heating sleeve comprising: a) a laminate pad having: 1) an exterior cover of a woven fabric cloth lamina, 2) an insulating batting lamina, disposed onto the exterior cover for retaining heat within the sleeve, 3) a polyester lining disposed onto the insulating batting lamina, 4) a flexible resistance heating wire disposed in a winding path onto the polyester lining for supplying heat within the sleeve, 5) a soft woven fabric interior lining disposed on the heating wire, and 6) a length of hook and loop fastener that is attached in opposed positions on an outer surface of the exterior cover and the interior lining through the insulating batting and polyester lining, wherein said laminate pad having a lower portion in the shape of a human arm and an upper portion in the shape of a human shoulder with each portion having a right side and a left side, with the therapeutic heating sleeve completed by juxtapositioning the laminate pad right side onto the laminate left side and overlapping the hook and loop fastener together, thereby forming an open-ended sleeve, and b) an electrical control that is removably attached to said laminate pad for applying electrical energy to the resistance heating wire, thereby creating heat for baseball pitchers to warm up their arm and shoulder prior to pitching.