Contact sensor
AssigneeRosnes Corporation
InventorsChristopher Mark Pedley, Ben McCarthy, Adrian Ward, Andrew R. Baker
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Abstract
A contact sensor and system for incorporation within clothing and other wearable items to monitor activity at a body surface. The sensor includes a contact membrane having a body surface contacting area and one or more base layers of knitted fabric. The base layer(s) is thicker over an area congruent with the body surface contacting area of the contact membrane. As a result, the contact membrane is urged into the forming of a raised outer surface for projection against a body surface.
Claims34
A contact sensor for monitoring activity at a body surface, the sensor comprising a contact membrane having a body surface contacting area and at least one base layer of knitted fabric, wherein at least one of the at least one base layers is thicker over an area substantially congruent with the body surface contacting area of the contact membrane, such as to urge the contact membrane into the forming of a raised outer surface for projection against a body surface.
A contact sensor for monitoring activity at a body surface, comprising a contact membrane having a body surface contacting area comprising knitted conductive fabric, and further comprising a base layer of knitted fabric, and the knitted conductive fabric is of higher stitch density than the knitted fabric of the base layer, wherein the contact sensor comprises a width that is sufficiently narrow that the contact membrane forms a raised outer surface without the need for a support means.
An electrical connection point for a wearable item comprising a base fabric layer, the electrical connection point comprising:
- a contact membrane comprising conductive yarn on a surface of the base fabric layer for electrical connection by means of pressure contact with a conductive pad on an external surface of a further item which is separable from the wearable item.
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An electronic apparatus for use with a smart garment or other wearable comprising two or more circuits of differing functionality, wherein any of the circuits are only activated upon receipt by the electronic apparatus, via at least one conductive pad, of electrical signals which they are configured to receive, such that the circuits only draw power from a battery or other power source when required to be active, wherein the circuits are configured to receive, process, analyze, transmit and/or store data of any one of the following types of physiological or biometric data:
- heart rate or pulse, temperature, motion as picked up by a strain gauge, accelerometer or other motion sensing device, the presence of sweat or chemicals or other liquids or moisture.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.