Electrical heatable liner with concealed actuable control switch

An electrically heatable article of apparel comprising:

• an upper body enclosing fabric shell, said shell having a rear panel section and opposed frontal side panels;
• detachable fastening means to connect said opposed frontal side panels together;
• said upper body enclosing shell defining an open neck area;
• electrical heating wire circuits secured at predetermined locations in said upper body enclosing shell;
• a control module having a programmed control circuit mounted in a frontal upper area of one of said opposed frontal side panels adjacent to the collar bone area of a wearer person and which collar bone area is highly sensitive to the detection of vibration communication signals;
• said control module being mounted in a fabric control module enclosure formed adjacent an upper edge in one of said opposed frontal side panels adjacent said fastening means to provide ease of access by the fingers of said wearer person for actuation of a finger actuating switch;
• said fabric control module enclosure being formed between an outer face of said upper edge and a fabric overlay with said finger actuating switch facing said fabric overlay;
• said fabric overlay providing ease of detection and retention of said finger actuating switch by the fingers of said wearer person;
• said control module having a power input connection to receive electrical power from one or more batteries and an output connection to feed electrical power to said electrical heating wire circuits;
• said finger actuating switch being mounted on a support in said control module to transmit communication signals in the form of time retention switch presses on said finger actuation switch to cause said programmed control circuit to perform stored programmed functions;
• a haptic feedback device in the form of a disc is also mounted on said support and generates vibration communication signals to a wearer person's body by the sense of touch;
• said support acting as a vibration transmitting medium to said finger actuating switch to permit a user person to feel said time retention presses through a finger, and wherein
• said control module is mounted in an accessible concealed area of said body enclosing shell providing easy access to said finger actuating switch by the fingers of a wearer person and being invisible to the eye.

An electrically heatable article of apparel comprising:

• an upper body enclosing fabric shell;
• said shell having a rear panel section and opposed frontal side panels;
• detachable fastening means to connect said opposed frontal side panels together;
• said upper body enclosing shell defining an open neck area;
• electrical heating wire circuits secured at predetermined locations in said upper body enclosing shell;
• a control module having a programmed control circuit;
• said control module having a power input connection to receive electrical power from one or more batteries and an output connection to feed electrical power to said electrical heating wire circuits;
• a finger actuating switch mounted on a printed circuit board on which said programmed control circuit is mounted, said finger actuating switch being a push-button switch mounted on an outer face of said printed circuit board and projecting there above;
• a haptic feedback device is mounted on an inner face of said printed circuit board facing a wearer person's body;
• said finger actuation switch transmitting communication signals to cause said programmed control circuit to perform stored programmed functions;
• said haptic feedback device being a disc mounted on said printed circuit board and which generates vibration communication signals to a wearer person's body by the sense of touch;
• said printed circuit board acting as a vibration transmitting medium to said finger actuating switch to permit a user person to feel said vibration communication signals through a finger;
• said control module being comprised of a protective housing having a front wall with a peripheral contour flange depending about said front wall, and a rear open end;
• a button opening in said front wall;
• said printed circuit board being mounted in said rear open end with said push-button switch extending through said button opening and extending above said front wall;
• said peripheral contour flange projecting above said printed circuit board;
• a water-proofing soft silicone material bonded over said printed circuit board and said actuating push-button switch while permitting said finger actuating push-button to be pressed to execute desired ones of said communication signals, and wherein
• said control module being mounted in an accessible concealed area of said body enclosing shell providing easy access to said finger actuating switch by the fingers of a wearer person while remaining concealed.