Provided are an electric heating glove. The electric heating glove includes a glove body, a heat generating layer, a power supply device and a switch component. A length of a finger heating portion of the heat generating layer may be slightly greater than a length of a finger portion of the glove body, the finger heating portion is provided with a hollow portion at a fingertip of the finger portion, a portion of the finger heating portion longer than the finger portion is bent from the hollow portion to a finger pulp of the finger portion, so that both a finger back portion of the finger portion and the finger pulp of the finger portion can be wrapped by the heat generating layer.

A heating element composite comprises a substrate of one or more fibers or threads and an electrically-conductive polymer coating comprising an electrically-conductive polymer material deposited onto the one or more fibers or threads. A thickness of the electrically-conductive polymer coating is at least about 100 nanometers and the electrically-conductive polymer coating covers at least about 75% of an external surface area of the one or more fibers or threads of the substrate. The resulting heating element composite has a sheet resistance of from about 2Ω/□ to about 200Ω/□.

The invention relates to a textile element, such as a clothing, aimed at covering a part of a body, such as a human body, with a particular application to a clothing for generating a physical effect, such as heat or cold, to the part of the body.

The textile element 1 forms an envelop 1 aimed at covering at least partially a part of a body, said textile element comprising a textile support and body part detection means 2 located on or in said textile support, said body part detection means 2 being configured to detect the presence and/or absence of said part of a body inside the envelop 1 and to generate a detection signal when presence and/or absence of said part of a body inside the envelop 1 is detected.

This invention provides gloves and socks containing printed heaters. The glove or sock with a heater comprises a glove or sock, a substrate with the outline of the glove or sock, and a heater printed on the substrate wherein the substrate is laminated to the glove or sock. The heater comprises two printed conductive bus bars with extensions traversing the substrate and an array of printed resistive areas arranged so that each area is between and overlaps and is contiguous to two conductors, one of which is one of the bus bars or its extensions and the second is the other bus bar or its extensions.

Embodiments described herein relate to a glove to assist an equestrian rider in holding a rein. The glove includes a central fingers portion and at least one first fastening device positioned on an outer surface of a back of hand portion. A central fingers portion has a central fingers flap hingedly attached to the outer surface of the back of hand portion. The central fingers flap includes a cavity and is selectively moved between an open position where at least a portion of a rider's central fingers are exposed and a closed position where the rider's central fingers are covered. The central fingers flap includes at least one second fastening device positioned on an outer surface. In the open position, the second fastening device is releasably coupled to the first fastening device to maintain the open position and the cavity is configured as a pocket to hold a hand-warming device.

An all-inclusive electrical heating liner for use in the fabrication of articles of different sizes requiring to be heated is disclosed. It is comprised of a thermally insulating fabric piece which is shaped to define two or more panels to which are secured patterns of heating wires at specific locations. The spaced relationship between the two or more panels is adjustable whereby the liner can be incorporated in articles of different sizes. The adjustments are made by adjustable band sections provided with delineated line formations permitting specific pleating and securement and wherein a wire interconnecting the patterns of heating wires detachably extends across the delineated line formations. The liner incorporates a power supply, controls, switches, wiring, connectors and other components thereby facilitating the incorporation of the liner into an article of different sizes resulting in a cost reduction to the manufacturer of such heated articles. Various embodiments are described to show that the all-inclusive one-piece heating liner is adaptable to many articles, such as pants sleeping bags and bags which require control heating.

A heated glove having finger protrusion apertures includes a glove having a predetermined configuration and dimensions; a pocket secured to each upper portion of finger members of the glove; heating members removably disposed in each pocket secured to each of the upper portions of the finger members; and a glove aperture disposed in an index finger member and a thumb aperture disposed in a thumb member of the glove for allowing a thumb and an index finger of a user to protrude from the glove; whereby, the user is enabled to operate equipment or lift objects via the exposed thumb and index finger, the thumb and index finger ultimately returning inside the heated glove.

This invention provides gloves and socks containing printed heaters. The glove or sock with a heater comprises a glove or sock, a substrate with the outline of the glove or sock, and a heater printed on the substrate wherein the substrate is laminated to the glove or sock. The heater comprises two printed conductive bus bars with extensions traversing the substrate and an array of printed resistive areas arranged so that each area is between and overlaps and is contiguous to two conductors, one of which is one of the bus bars or its extensions and the second is the other bus bar or its extensions.

An all-inclusive electrical heating liner for use in the fabrication of articles of apparel is disclosed. It is comprised of a thermally insulating fabric piece which is shaped to define a dorsal panel and a pair of frontal panels to which are secured patterns of heating wires at specific locations. The spaced relationship between the dorsal panel and the pair of frontal panels is adjustable whereby the liner can be incorporated in articles of apparel of different sizes including small. Medium, large and X-large apparel sizes and gender types. The liner incorporates a power supply, controls, switches, wiring, connectors and other components thereby facilitating the incorporation of the liner into an article of apparel resulting in a cost reduction to the manufacturer of heated articles of apparel. Various embodiments are described to show that the all-inclusive one-piece heating liner is adaptable to many articles which require control heating.

A wearable heat transfer device provides a user with haptic feedback providing sensations of hot or cold. The wearable heat transfer device comprises a heat source/sink and a programmable interface having heat transfer characteristics that are modified based on a signal received by the programmable interface. For example, a thickness of the programmable interface changes based on the received signal, altering heat transfer by the programmable interface. In another example, an electric field is applied to the programmable interface, changing one or more properties of the programmable interface affecting heat transfer.