Method of using an apparel power system
AssigneeKimpex Inc.
InventorsRobert Bessette, Robert Handfield
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Abstract
A method of using an apparel power system is disclosed. The method uses an apparel accessory to be powered and an apparel adaptor to create an electrical contact between a vehicle and the apparel accessory. The apparel power system provides a source of electrical energy for electrically powered accessories attached or integrated to the apparel accessory worn by the user of the vehicle without requiring the use of wires and plugs connections between the user and the vehicle. Contact between connecting elements of each of the apparel accessory, apparel adaptor and vehicle allow the electrical power to be transmitted between the vehicle to the apparel accessory and thereof the electrically powered accessories.
Claims9
A method of powering an apparel accessory worn by a user of a vehicle without a hard-wired link between the user and the vehicle, comprising:
- wearing the apparel accessory to be powered comprising positive and negative connecting elements;
- wearing an apparel adaptor comprising a first set and a second set of positive and negative connectors;
- aligning each of the first set of positive and negative connectors of the apparel adaptor with the corresponding positive and negative connecting elements of the apparel accessory;
- detachably securing the apparel adaptor to the apparel accessory by connecting the first set of positive and negative connectors to the corresponding positive and negative connecting elements, the connection allowing current to flow between the apparel adaptor to the apparel accessory;
- aligning each of the second set of positive and negative connectors of the apparel adaptor with a corresponding respective any one of a plurality of positive and any one of a plurality of negative connection elements of the vehicle;
- powering the apparel accessory by connecting the aligned positive and negative connectors of the apparel adaptor to the corresponding respective any one of the plurality of positive and any one of the plurality of negative connection elements of the vehicle, the connection allowing current to flow between the vehicle and the apparel adaptor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.