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The present invention relates to disposable elastic thermal knee wraps having one or more thermal packs comprising a plurality of heat cells, wherein heat is applied to specific areas of the user's knee, for pain relief. More particularly, the present invention relates to disposable elastic thermal

The present invention relates to disposable elastic thermal knee wraps having one or more thermal packs comprising a plurality of heat cells, wherein heat is applied to specific areas of the user's knee, for pain relief. More particularly, the present invention relates to disposable elastic thermal knee wraps having good conformity to user's knee which provide consistent, convenient and comfortable heat application.

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[ What is claimed is:] [14.] A disposable elastic thermal knee wrap comprising:a) a substantially rectangular piece of flexible material having a body portion, a first end, a second end, and one or more elastic portions therebetween said first end and said second end wherein said elastic portion is

[ What is claimed is:] [14.] A disposable elastic thermal knee wrap comprising:a) a substantially rectangular piece of flexible material having a body portion, a first end, a second end, and one or more elastic portions therebetween said first end and said second end wherein said elastic portion is stretchable along a longitudinal axis of said piece of flexible material, said piece of flexible material having a length great enough to encircle a user's knee such that said first and second ends overlap, said flexible material having a fastening system to hold said piece of flexible material around said user's knee; andb) one or more thermal packs fixedly attached to said piece of flexible material, each thermal pack having a unified structure comprising at least one continuous layer of a coextruded material having a first side of polypropylene and a second side of a low melt temperature copolymer, wherein said continuous layer is semirigid at a temperature of about 25.degree. C. and substantially less rigid at a temperature of about 45.degree. C., and having a plurality of individual heat cells spaced apart and fixedly attached to said continuous layer; rein said body portion comprises an aperture intended to be aligned with the user's patella to establish a convenient locating point for wrapping said knee wrap around the user's knee and at least one slit extending substantially along said longitudinal axis of said piece of flexible material from said aperture for enabling said piece of flexible material to stretch transverse to said longitudinal axis at said aperture in order to accommodate bending of the user's knee.