Heat activated thermal garment

Abstract

Disclosed is a heat activated thermal garment utilizing a back brace for housing of a main controller element and a lithium palmer battery. The controller is used for monitoring and supplying power for up to eight pieces of resistively heated clothing strips that can be incorporated into medical therapeutic products, athletic wears and clothing lines. The heating strips are strategically positioned within the garments. In a preferred embodiment a wristwatch type thermostat controller is employed that is wirelessly coupled to the back brace mounted controller. The wristwatch allows direct control of temperatures at select positions in a garment.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A heat activated thermal garment comprising:
 a series of heating element strategically positioned on a garment in predetermined controllable zones;   a heater drive secured to each said controllable zone, said heater drive coupled to a portable battery;   a microcontroller electrically coupled to each heater driver, said microcontroller programmable to adjust the temperature of each heater zone and the associated controllable zone;   a remote controller wirelessly coupled to said microcontroller, said remote controller calculating an applied temperature to each said controllable zone and instructing said microcontroller to adjust each said heater driver accordingly.   
     
     
         2 . The heat activated thermal garment according to  claim 1  wherein said remote controller is mounted like a wristwatch. 
     
     
         3 . The heat activated thermal garment according to  claim 1  wherein said remote controller is a smart device having an installed app. 
     
     
         4 . The heat activated thermal garment according to  claim 1  wherein said remote controller is wirelessly coupled to said microcontroller by bluetooth 
     
     
         5 . The heat activated thermal garment according to  claim 1  wherein said portable battery is a lithium polymer battery pack having an integrated charge control circuitry. 
     
     
         6 . The heat activated thermal garment according to  claim 5  wherein said battery pack mounted to a belt brace. 
     
     
         7 . The heat activated thermal garment according to  claim 1  wherein said heater driver is a resistive heating element having a strategically positioned thermistor. 
     
     
         8 . The heat activated thermal garment according to  claim 1  wherein said microcontroller includes analog and digital signals to provide a pulse width modulated current to said heater drivers wherein the heat generated by conductor. 
     
     
         9 . The heat activated thermal garment according to  claim 1  wherein said garment is a lightweight fabric constructed from a fabric made that will wick away moisture from the skin of a wearer and dissipate moisture.