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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 23, 2004
Filed:
Nov. 20, 2002
Clifford Eugene Gammons, Loudon, TN (US);
Adroit Development, Inc., Loudon, TN (US);
Abstract
An inflatable thermal blanket ( ) for providing a conditioned gas to at least a portion of the body of a human or other animal. The thermal blanket ( ) includes an inflatable portion ( ) for receiving the conditioned gas under pressure and for being positioned over a portion of the body of the user. The inflatable portion ( ) is defined by a base sheet ( ) adapted for communicating the conditioned gas to a portion of the body of the user, and an outer sheet ( ). The inflatable portion ( ) also includes an inlet port ( ) for placing the inflatable portion in fluid communication with a source of conditioned gas. The inflatable portion ( ) also defines at least one outer channel ( ) communicating with the inlet port ( ) and at least one inner channel ( ) communicating with the outer channel ( ). The inner channel ( ) is formed in part by the base sheet ( ), and the outer channel ( ) is formed at least in part by the outer sheet ( ) and a baffle ( ) such that the inner channel ( ) is disposed between the outer channel ( ) and the body of the user, whereby the conditioned gas received through the inlet port ( ) is dispersed into the outer channel ( ) before being communicated to the inner channel ( ).