Claims
- 1. A thermal textile comprising:
at least one non-conducting yarns; at least one positive temperature coefficient (PTC) heating yarn; said non-conductive yarn and said PTC heating yarn being combined into a heating fabric.
- 2. The thermal textile according to claim 1, wherein said heating fabric is a woven fabric.
- 3. The thermal textile according to claim 1, wherein said heating fabric is a knitted fabric.
- 4. The thermal textile according to claim 3, wherein said heating yarn forms loops of said knitted fabric.
- 5. The thermal textile according to claim 3, wherein said heating yarn is laid into loops of said non-conductive yarn.
- 6. The thermal textile according to claim 1, further including at least one conductive lead electrically connecting to said PTC yarn.
- 7. The thermal textile according to claim 6, wherein said lead comprises a conductive yarn and wherein said conductive yarn forms loops of said knitted fabric.
- 8. The thermal textile according to claim 6, wherein said lead is laid into loops of said non-conductive yarn.
CROSS-REFERENCED TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a divisional of pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/697,858, filed on Oct. 27, 2003, which is hereby incorporated herein in its entirety by specific reference thereto.
Divisions (1)
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Number |
Date |
Country |
Parent |
09697858 |
Oct 2000 |
US |
Child |
10423212 |
Apr 2003 |
US |