Heated garment and battery holster

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10973266-B2
Application number	US-201414208399-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 13, 2014
Priority date	Mar 15, 2013
Publication date	Apr 13, 2021
Grant date	Apr 13, 2021

Abstract

A heated garment system in one embodiment includes a jacket, a wiring circuit embedded within the jacket and configured to generate heat, a battery assembly configured to removably couple with the wiring circuit, the battery assembly including a power button for selectively applying power to the wiring circuit, and a battery holder configured to removably receive the battery assembly.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A heated garment system, comprising:
a jacket;
a wiring circuit embedded within the jacket and configured to generate heat;
a battery assembly configured to removably couple with the wiring circuit, the battery assembly including a power button for selectively applying power to the wiring circuit; and
a battery holder configured to removably receive the battery assembly, wherein:
the battery holder includes a first end portion defining a first opening to a cavity and a second end portion defining a second opening to the cavity; and
the battery assembly includes a coupler configured to align with the second opening when at least a portion of the battery assembly is inserted through the first opening and into the cavity.

2. The heated garment system of claim 1 , wherein the battery holder further comprises:
a clip configured to attach the battery holder to the jacket.

3. The heated garment system of claim 2 , wherein the clip is configured such that the second end portion is located downwardly of the first end portion when the battery holder is attached to the jacket and the jacket is in an upright position.

4. The heated garment of claim 1 , wherein the jacket comprises:
an inner side;
an outer side; and
at least one eyelet providing a path between the inner side and the outer side.

5. The heated garment of claim 4 , the jacket further comprising:
a first pocket having a first pocket opening;
a first zipper along the first pocket opening; and
a first stop strip positioned over the first zipper, such that a portion of the first zipper cannot be closed using a first slider of the first zipper.

6. The heated garment of claim 5 , wherein the first pocket opening opens an inner portion of the first pocket to the inner side of the jacket.

7. The heated jacket of claim 6 , further comprising:
a second pocket having a second pocket opening which opens an inner portion of the second pocket to the outer side;
a second zipper along the second pocket opening; and
a second stop strip positioned over the second zipper, such that a portion of the second zipper cannot be closed using a second slider of the second zipper.

8. The heated jacket of claim 7 , further comprising a third pocket, wherein:
the third pocket includes an opening which opens to the outer side;
the at least one eyelet comprises a first and a second eyelet; and
the first eyelet extends between the inner side and the third pocket.

9. The heated jacket of claim 5 , further comprising:
a USB cable configured to be removably coupled to the battery assembly.

10. The heated garment system of claim 1 , wherein:
the second end portion andthe battery assembly are configured such that when the battery assembly is received within the cavity, a user can manipulate the power button through the second end portion.

11. The heated garment system of claim 1 , wherein the second opening is located in a bottom portion of the battery holder and the first opening is located at least partially at a top portion of the battery holder.

12. The heated garment system of claim 1 , wherein:
the battery assembly further comprises a flange, and at least one lip extending from the flange; and
the battery holder further comprises at least one latch, the at least one latch configured to removably receive the at least one lip, such that when the at least one lip is removed from the at least one latch, the battery assembly is removable from the battery holder.

13. A method of operating a heated garment system, comprising:
inserting at least a portion of a battery assembly into a battery holder;
supporting the battery holder with a jacket;
coupling the battery assembly with a wiring circuit embedded in the jacket;
applying power to the wiring circuit using a power button of the battery assembly; and
generating heat with the wiring circuit, wherein inserting the battery assembly into the battery holder comprises:
aligning the battery assembly with a cavity defined in a first end portion of the battery holder;
inserting at least a portion of the battery assembly into the cavity through a first opening; and
aligning a coupler of the battery assembly with a second opening to the cavity in a second end portion of the battery holder.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein supporting the battery holder with the jacket comprises:
clipping the battery holder to the jacket using a battery holder clip.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein clipping the battery holder comprises:
clipping the battery holder such that the second end portion is located downwardly of the first end portion.

16. The method of claim 15 , further comprising:
inserting a portion of a wired device into a first pocket having a third opening;
moving a first zipper along the third opening; and
stopping a first slider of the first zipper with a first stop strip positioned over the first zipper, such that a portion of the first zipper cannot be closed, wherein the portion of the wired device extends through the portion of the first zipper that cannot be closed.

17. The method of claim 15 , wherein the wired device is a USB cable, the method further comprising:
coupling the USB cable to the battery assembly.

18. The method of claim 13 , wherein coupling the battery assembly with a wiring circuit comprises:
coupling the battery system with the wiring circuit through the second opening in the second end portion.

19. The method of claim 13 , wherein inserting the battery assembly into the battery holder comprises:
aligning the power button with a resilient portion of the second end portion.

20. The method of claim 19 , wherein applying power to the wiring circuit comprises:
manipulating the power button through the resilient portion.

Assignees

• Bosch Tool Corp
• Bosch Gmbh Robert

Inventors

• Weir James Alan
• Cho Andrew Pomjin

Classifications

• A41D3/00

  Overgarments (fur garments A41D5/00; for children A41D11/00; professional or sporting protective garments A41D13/00) · CPC title

• A41D27/205

  Pockets adapted to receive a mobile phone or other electronic equipment · CPC title

• H05B1/0272

  For heating of fabrics · CPC title

• A41D1/005

  with embedded cable or connector · CPC title

• A41D13/0051 Primary

  Heated garments (heated divers' suits B63C11/28) · CPC title