US 12,526,882 B2Granted

Control device with accessible symmetrical input connector

AssigneeBrooke Erin DeSantis

InventorAlain Desmeules

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Abstract

A control device for mounting in electrical heated wearables for controlling power to electrical heating wires secured in the heated wearables and capable of charging one or more portable batteries associate therewith and communicating data relative thereto. The control device has a finger-operable switch integrated with electronic circuits mounted on a pcb board. The electronic circuits include a communication circuit to interface with a wearer person to provide message information to the wearer person. The electronic circuits has power input terminals adapted to receive operating voltage from the one or more portable batteries. The pcb board with the finger-operable switch, the wiring connections and the electronic circuits are encapsulated by waterproof material. A female USB symmetrical input connecting port is mounted at a user accessible location on the control device and isolated from the pcb board and the electronic circuits by a further waterproof material. The female USB symmetrical input connecting port has a cable connection capable of transmitting power and data to the electronic circuits and power input terminals. The female USB symmetrical input connecting port is oriented to provide access to a symmetrical male plug connector secured to a power supply cable capable for supplying voltage from an auxiliary battery supply or charger and for the transmission of data information.

A control device for permanent mounting in electrical heated wearables for controlling power to electrical heating wires secured in said heated wearables and to charge one or more portable batteries associate therewith and communicating data relative thereto, said control device being secured to a backing material dimensioned to permit permanent securement to an accessible location said control device having a finger-operable switch integrated with electronic circuits mounted on a pcb board, said electronic circuits having a communication circuit to interface with a wearer person to provide message information to said wearer person, said electronic circuits having power input terminals adapted to receive operating voltage from said one or more portable batteries;

said pcb board with said finger-operable switch, said wiring connections and said electronic circuits being totally encapsulated in waterproof material;
a female USB symmetrical input connecting port mounted at a user accessible location on said control device and isolated from said pcb board by a further waterproof material, said female USB symmetrical input connecting port having a cable connection capable of transmitting power and data to said electronic circuits and power input terminals, said female USB symmetrical input connecting port being oriented to provide access to a symmetrical male plug connector secured to a power supply cable capable of supplying voltage from an auxiliary battery supply or charger and the transmission of data information, said finger-operable switch being a push-button switch secured to said pcb board and extending above a surface of said pcb board, said waterproof material being a flexible waterproofing material capable of retaining its shape to define an elevated flexible switch actuating formation in a top wall thereof which permit said push-button switch to be actuated when said flexible switch actuating formation is decreased by a user person's finger pushing down on said switch actuation formation.

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