INFLATABLE THERMAL BLANKET EXHAUSTING A CONDITIONED GAS OVER SELECTED AREAS

摘要

An inflatable thermal blanket (10) for providing a conditioned gas to at least a portion of the body of a human (106) or other animal. The blanket (10) includes an inflatable portion (108) for receiving the conditioned gas through an inlet port (120) and for being positioned over a portion of the body of the user (106). The inflatable portion (108) is defined by a base sheet (102) that is air permeable and an outer sheet (104) that is air impermeable. The inflatable portion (108) also defines at least one first channel (442) communicating with the inlet port (120) and at least one second channel (444, 446). A baffle sheet (232) between the first sheet (102) and the second sheet (104) restricts the conditioned gas from being exhausted from the first channel (442).