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US 6,311,350 B1Granted
Interactive fabric article
AssigneeFerber Technologies, L.L.C.
InventorsTerrance Z. Kaiserman, Keith J. Margolin
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Abstract
A fabric article including a design arranged on the outer surface of such fabric article and having conductive composition arranged in registration with the design and with a printed circuit pattern is disclosed. The conductive composition effectively forms part of the electrical system of the interactive fabric article.
Claims31
An interactive pillow comprising:
- A first fabric portion having an outer surface and an inner surface;
- a design arranged on said outer surface of said first fabric portion;
- a substrate including a printed circuit pattern normally spaced from said first fabric portion;
- a battery connected to said printed circuit pattern;
- a circuit component connected to said printed circuit pattern;
- and
- conductive composition arranged directly on said inner surface of said first fabric portion and said inner surface of said first fabric portion between said printed circuit pattern, said conductive composition being arranged in registration with said design and with said printed circuit pattern so that a force applied to said design will cause contact between said conductive composition and said printed circuit pattern whereby current will flow from said battery through said printed circuit pattern to activate said circuit component.
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A fabric article comprising:
- a first fabric portion having an outer surface and an inner surface;
- a design arranged on said outer surface of said first fabric portion;
- a substrate including a printed circuit pattern normally spaced from said first fabric portion;
- a battery connected to said printed circuit pattern;
- a circuit component connected to said printed circuit pattern;
- conductive composition arranged directly on said inner surface of said first fabric portion between said inner surface of said first fabric portion and said printed circuit pattern, said conductive composition begin arranged in registration with said design and said printed circuit pattern so that a force applied to said design will cause contact between said conductive composition and said printed circuit pattern whereby current will flow from said battery through said printed circuit to actuate said circuit component.
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A fabric article comprising:
- a first fabric portion having an outer surface and an inner surface;
- a substrate including a printed circuit pattern;
- a battery connected to said printed circuit pattern;
- a circuit component connected to said printed circuit pattern;
- and
- conductive composition arranged directly on said inner surface of said first fabric portion between said inner surface of said first fabric portion and said printed circuit pattern so that a force applied to said outer surface of said first fabric portion will cause sufficient contact between said conductive composition and said printed circuit pattern whereby current will flow from said battery through said printed circuit to actuate said circuit component.
3 more elements
An interactive pillow comprising:
- A first fabric portion having an outer surface and an inner surface;
- a design arranged on said outer surface of said first fabric portion;
- a substrate including a printed circuit pattern normally spaced from said first fabric portion;
- a battery connected to said printed circuit pattern;
- a circuit component connected to said printed circuit pattern;
- and
- conductive composition arranged between said inner surface of said first fabric portion and said printed circuit pattern, said conductive composition is arranged on said outer surface of said first fabric portion and is impregnated through said first fabric portion to said inner surface, and is arranged in registration with said design and with said printed circuit pattern so that a force applied to said design will cause contact between said conductive composition and said printed circuit pattern whereby current will flow from said battery through said printed circuit pattern to activate said circuit component.
4 more elements
An interactive pillow comprising:
- A first fabric portion having an outer surface and an inner surface;
- a design arranged on said outer surface of said first fabric portion;
- a substrate including a printed circuit pattern normally spaced from said first fabric portion;
- a battery connected to said printed circuit pattern;
- a circuit component connected to said printed circuit pattern;
- conductive composition arranged between said inner surface of said first fabric portion and said printed circuit pattern, said conductive composition being arranged in registration with said design and with said printed circuit pattern so that a force applied to said design will cause contact between said conductive composition and said printed circuit pattern whereby current will flow from said battery through said printed circuit pattern to activate said circuit component;
- and
- a spacing substrate arranged between said inner surface of said first fabric portion and said substrate carrying said printed circuit pattern thereon, said spacing substrate having at least one opening in registration with a selected portion of said printed circuit pattern and said conductive composition, said spacing substrate comprising fabric or cured ink.
5 more elements
A fabric article comprising:
- a first fabric portion having an outer surface and an inner surface;
- a design arranged on said outer surface of said first fabric portion;
- a substrate including a printed circuit pattern normally spaced from said first fabric portion;
- a battery connected to said printed circuit pattern;
- a circuit component connected to said printed circuit pattern;
- conductive composition arranged between said inner surface of said first fabric portion and said printed circuit pattern, said conductive composition is arranged on said outer surface of said first fabric portion and is impregnated through said first fabric portion to said inner surface, and is arranged in registration with said design and said printed circuit pattern so that a force applied to said design will cause contact between said conductive composition and said printed circuit pattern whereby current will flow from said battery through said printed circuit to actuate said circuit component.
3 more elements
A fabric article comprising:
- a first fabric portion having an outer surface and an inner surface;
- a design arranged on said outer surface of said first fabric portion;
- a substrate including a printed circuit pattern normally spaced from said first fabric portion;
- a battery connected to said printed circuit pattern;
- a circuit component connected to said printed circuit pattern;
- conductive composition arranged between said inner surface of said first fabric portion and said printed circuit pattern, said conductive composition being arranged in registration with said design and said printed circuit pattern so that a force applied to said design will cause contact between said conductive composition and said printed circuit pattern whereby current will flow from said battery through said printed circuit to actuate said circuit component;
- and
- a spacing substrate arranged between said inner surface of said first fabric portion and said substrate carrying said printed circuit pattern thereon, said spacing substrate having at least one opening in registration with a selected portion of said circuit pattern and said conductive composition, said spacing substrate comprising fabric or cured nonconductive ink.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.