Enhanced interface for electrostatic discharge garment

An electrostatic discharge garment, comprising:

• a fabric material having a plurality of flexible electric conductors;
• a flat felled seam formed between portions of the fabric material;
• an electrically conductive ribbon mounted to the fabric material;
• an electrically conductive epoxy containing silver and located at an interface between the conductors, along the flat felled seam, and the ribbon for enhancing the durability of electrical connectivity at the interface;
• wherein
• the electrostatic discharge garment is an integral body suit having an abdominal portion, arm portions, and leg portions that are electrically interconnected via the conductors and the ribbon, and wherein each of the arm portions has a conductive cuff for contacting the skin of a user.

A method for making an ESD garment, comprising:

• (a) providing a fabric having a grid of flexible electric conductors, forming a flat felled seam in the fabric, and extending an electrically conductive ribbon along the flat felled seam in electrical contact with the grid;
• (b) injecting a wet, electrically conductive epoxy with a syringe at an interface between the grid of conductors, the flat felled seam, and the ribbon;
• (c) curing the epoxy to form a flexible, resilient electrical joint at the interface;
• and
• (d) forming the material into an integral body suit having an abdominal portion, arm portions, and leg portions that are electrically interconnected via the grid of conductors and the ribbon.