Garment supported electrode

An electrode assembly for attachment to a garment worn by a user, the garment having a fabric layer with an inner surface supported against the user and an outer surface opposite the inner surface at an exterior of the garment, the electrode assembly comprising:

• at least one electrode arranged to directly contact the user;
• a pad supporting said at least one electrode thereon wherein the pad is arranged for mounting against the inner surface of the fabric layer;
• a first connector associated with said at least one electrode wherein the first connector is supported on the pad;
• a housing arranged to be supported externally against the outer surface of the fabric layer, the housing including an electronic component therein;
• a second connector supported on the housing in association with the first connector;
• one of the first connector and the second connector comprising a pin connector and another one of the first connector and the second connector comprising a socket connector;
• the socket connector being arranged to receive the pin connector therein to releasably attach the housing to the pad in a mounted position of the assembly;
• the pin connector being shaped to be self-penetrating through the fabric layer in a non-destructive manner so as to be arranged for insertion through the fabric layer between the pad at the inner surface and the housing at the outer surface in the mounted position;
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• said at least one electrode and the electronic component being in electrical communication with one another in the mounted position so as to be arranged to communicate an electrical signal between said at least one electrode and the electronic component on the housing in the mounted position.