# US 10,863,780 B2 · Component for garment or textile product > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,863,780 B2 - Document ID: US10863780B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/349,231 - Filed: 2017-11-10 - Published: 2019-09-26 - Granted: 2020-12-15 - Earliest claimed: 2016-11-10 - Assignees: Mas Innovation (Private) Limited - Applicants: Mas Innovation (Private) Limited - Inventors: Tharindu Athauda; Nadeeshani Gunathilake; Mahela Kandegedara; Sachithra Prathapasinghe - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10863780B2 ## CPC - A41D 1/005: {with embedded cable or connector} - H01R 4/06: Riveted connections (by explosion H01R4/08) - H01R 4/2404: the contact members having teeth, prongs, pins or needles penetrating the insulation - H01R 13/6205: {Two-part coupling devices held in engagement by a magnet} - H01R 43/01: for connecting unstripped conductors to contact members having insulation cutting edges - H01R 43/04: for forming connections by deformation, e.g. crimping tool - A41D: OUTERWEAR; PROTECTIVE GARMENTS; ACCESSORIES - H01R: ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS ## Abstract A component for a garment or textile product is disclosed. The component comprises a fabric substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposing the first surface; a contact pad formed from an electrically conductive material, the contact pad being configured to engage with a connector and arranged on the first surface of the fabric substrate; a conductive layer electrically coupled to the contact pad; and an electrically conductive line mechanically coupled to, and in electrically conductive contact with, the conductive layer. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A component for a garment or textile product, the component comprising: a fabric substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposing the first surface; a contact pad formed from an electrically conductive material, the contact pad being configured to engage with a connector and arranged on the first surface of the fabric substrate; a conductive layer electrically coupled to the contact pad; an electrically conductive line mechanically coupled to and in conductive contact with the conductive layer; and an encapsulating layer over the conductive line and the conductive layer. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) A component for a garment or textile product according to claim 1, wherein the conductive layer comprises a metal washer. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) A component for a garment or textile product according to claim 2, wherein the metal washer has a thickness of less than 0.5 mm. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) A garment comprising a component according to claim 1, the garment comprising a heating element, wherein the electrically conductive line is configured to supply electrical power to the heating element. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) A component for a garment or textile product according to claim 1, wherein the conductive layer is coupled to the second surface of the fabric substrate, and has a thickness of less than 0.2 millimetres, the component further comprising a coupling member electrically coupling the contact pad with the conductive layer, wherein the electrically conductive line comprises a conductive yarn, the conductive yarn having a thickness of less than 0.3 millimetres. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) A component for a garment or textile product according to claim 1, further comprising a second conductive yarn mechanically coupled to, and in electrically conductive contact with, the conductive layer. ### Claim 7 (depends on 5) A component for a garment or textile product according to claim 5, wherein the conductive yarn has a thickness of less than 0.15 millimetres. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) A component for a garment or textile product according to claim 7, wherein the conductive layer comprises a first conductive layer section and a second conductive layer section, the first conductive layer section being electrically separated from the second conductive layer section, wherein a first conductive yarn is electrically coupled to the first conductive layer section and a second conductive yarn is coupled to the second conductive layer section. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) A component for a garment or textile product according to claim 1 wherein the contact pad is configured to engage with the connector magnetically and/or mechanically. ### Claim 10 A method of manufacturing a component for a garment or textile product, the method comprising: providing a fabric substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposing the first surface; providing a conductive layer coupled to the first surface of the fabric substrate, the conductive layer having a thickness of less than 0.5 millimetres; piercing an elongate member coupled to a contact pad through the fabric substrate and the conductive layer such that the contact pad is arranged on the first surface of the fabric substrate, the contact pad being configured to engage with a connector; attaching a conductive line to the conductive layer; and laying an encapsulating layer over the conductive line and the conductive layer. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) A method according to claim 10, wherein conductive line passes though the fabric substrate. ### Claim 12 A method of manufacturing a component for a garment or textile product, the method comprising providing a fabric substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposing the first surface; providing a conductive layer coupled to the second surface of the fabric substrate; arranging a contact pad on the first surface of the fabric substrate, the contact pad being configured to engage with a connector and formed from an electrically conductive material; establishing an electrical contact between the conductive layer and the contact pad; attaching a conductive yarn in conductive contact with the conductive layer; and laying an encapsulating layer over the conductive line and the conductive layer. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) A method according to claim 12 wherein attaching a conductive yarn in conductive contact with the conductive layer comprises attaching the conductive yarn stitching and/or a conductive adhesive. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) A method according to claim 12, wherein the electrical contact between the conductive layer and the contact pad is provided by an elongate member having a width greater than a thickness of the conductive yarn. ### Claim 15 A method of manufacturing a component for a garment or textile product, the method comprising: providing a fabric substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposing the first surface; providing a conductive layer coupled to the second surface of the fabric substrate, the conductive layer having a thickness of less than 0.2 millimetres; piercing an elongate member coupled to a contact pad through the fabric substrate and the conductive layer such that the contact pad is arranged on the first surface of the fabric substrate and the elongate member establishes an electrically conductive connection between the contact pad and the conductive layer, the contact pad being configured to engage with a connector; attaching a conductive yarn to the conductive layer, the conductive yarn having a thickness of less than 0.3 millimetres; and laying an encapsulating layer over the conductive yarn and the conductive layer. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) A method according to claim 15, further comprising crimping an end of the elongate member. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) A method according to claim 15, wherein the contact pad and the elongate member are formed from a rivet.