Patent · US Expired

Portable warmer suitable for a body

US6206909A · kind A · utility

37Cited by
6References
22Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMar 31, 1998
Grant dateMar 27, 2001
Priority date
Expiry dateMar 31, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61F2007/023
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A fuel tank stores fuel gas. A catalytic burning section is connected to the fuel tank for generating heat based on an oxidative reaction between the fuel supplied from the fuel tank and air. The fuel tank and the catalytic burning section are assembled as a catalytic heat generating apparatus. The catalytic heat generating apparatus is detachably installed in a housing of a heater section. The heater section has both ends provided with a pair of belt portions wound around a user's body.

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