Heated articles of clothing and devices

Abstract

Articles of clothing, such as thermally conductive gloves, are provided. In some embodiments, a glove includes a fabric, a battery, and a fibrous material. The fabric battery may be electrically coupled to the material such that the material becomes thermally conductive when coupled to the battery, and loses its thermal conductivity when no longer coupled to the battery. In some embodiments, the battery couples to the fibrous material via a magnetic attraction.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A glove, comprising:
 a material suitable for clothing;   a battery; and   a thermally conductive material electrically coupled to the battery, wherein the battery is configured to transfer energy to the thermally conductive material such that the thermally conductive material rapidly increases temperature when coupled to the battery, and wherein the battery is magnetically coupled to the thermally conductive material.   
     
     
         2 . The glove of  claim 1 , further comprising an analog to digital converter having a first end and a second end, wherein the converter is electrically coupled to the thermally conductive material at the first end, and wherein the converter is electrically coupled to the battery at the second end. 
     
     
         3 . The glove of  claim 1 , further comprising an electric cord having a first end and a second end, wherein the battery being electrically coupled to the thermally conductive material comprises the thermally conductive material being electrically coupled to the cord at the first end and the battery being electrically coupled to the cord at the second end. 
     
     
         4 . The glove of  claim 3 , wherein the thermally conductive material is magnetically coupled to the cord at the first end, and the battery is electrically coupled to the cord at the second end via a universal serial bus connection. 
     
     
         5 . The glove of  claim 3 , wherein the battery generates a voltage output of 3.7 volts and the thermally conductive material comprises an electrical resistance of 4 ohms, such that the thermally conductive material generates a temperature of approximately 85 degrees Celsius in less than 60 seconds after being coupled to the battery. 
     
     
         6 . The glove of  claim 1 , wherein the thermally conductive material comprises at least one of:
 a three wire configuration; and   a one wire configuration.   
     
     
         7 . The glove of  claim 6 , wherein:
 the three wire configuration corresponds to the battery being in a WYE configuration; and   the one wire configuration corresponds to the battery being in a delta configuration.   
     
     
         8 . The glove of  claim 7 , wherein the battery is rechargeable. 
     
     
         9 . A wearable article, comprising:
 a material suitable for clothing;   a battery; and   a thermally conductive material electrically coupled to the battery, wherein the battery is configured to transfer energy to the thermally conductive material such that the thermally conductive material rapidly increases temperature when coupled to the battery, and wherein the battery is magnetically coupled to the thermally conductive material.   
     
     
         10 . The wearable article of  claim 9 , further comprising an analog to digital converter having a first end and a second end, wherein the converter is electrically coupled to the thermally conductive material at the first end, and wherein the converter is electrically coupled to the battery at the second end. 
     
     
         11 . The wearable article of  claim 9 , further comprising an electric cord having a first end and a second end, wherein the battery being electrically coupled to the thermally conductive material comprises the thermally conductive material being electrically coupled to the cord at the first end and the battery being electrically coupled to the cord at the second end. 
     
     
         12 . The wearable article of  claim 11 , wherein the thermally conductive material is magnetically coupled to the cord at the first end, and the battery is electrically coupled to the cord at the second end via a universal serial bus connection. 
     
     
         13 . The wearable article of  claim 11 , wherein the battery generates a voltage output of 3.7 volts and the thermally conductive material comprises an electrical resistance of 4 ohms, such the thermally conductive material generates a temperature of approximately 85 degrees Celsius in less than 60 seconds after being coupled to the battery. 
     
     
         14 . The wearable article of  claim 9 , wherein the thermally conductive material comprises at least one of:
 a three wire configuration; and   a one wire configuration.   
     
     
         15 . The wearable article of  claim 14 , wherein:
 the three wire configuration corresponds to the battery being in a WYE configuration; and   the one wire configuration corresponds to the battery being in a delta configuration.   
     
     
         16 . The wearable article of  claim 9 , wherein the battery is rechargeable. 
     
     
         17 . A glove, comprising:
 a housing located along a wrist portion of the glove;   a battery located within the housing;   an insert integrated into the glove and located along the wrist portion and at least a portion of a thumb portion of the glove; and   a thermally conductive material integrated into the glove, wherein the material is electrically coupled to the battery, wherein the battery is configured to transfer energy received from the battery to produce heat in the glove.   
     
     
         18 . The glove of  claim 17 , wherein the housing is located within a recess of the insert such that the battery is substantially flush with the outer surface of the wrist portion of the glove. 
     
     
         19 . The glove of  claim 18 , wherein the thermally conductive material comprises:
 a first piece of conductive yarn embroidered into the glove from the wrist portion through a palm portion to a thumb portion and a pointer finger portion;   a second piece of conductive yarn embroidered into the glove from the wrist portion through the palm portion to a middle finger portion and a ring finger portion; and   a third piece of conductive yarn embroidered into the glove from the wrist portion through the palm portion to a ring finger portion and a pinky finger portion.   
     
     
         20 . The glove of  claim 18 , wherein the battery generates a voltage output of 3.7 volts and the material comprises an electrical resistance of 4 ohms, such the material generates a temperature of approximately 85 degrees Celsius in less than 60 seconds after being coupled to the battery.