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US 6,319,015 B1Granted
Garment electrical connector
OwnerMichael J. Faunceinventor
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Abstract
A connector for use with fabric, such as when formed into a garment, employs a first connector secured to the fabric and a second mating connector associated with an external device. The connectors, when joined, pass electrical signals such as audio or data signals between the external device and the garment.
Claims10
A garment electrical connector comprising:
- a support member carrying first connector portions thereon and adapted for exchanging signals with a device;
- second connector portions mounted to a garment, said second connector portions adapted to electrically mate with said first connector portions, for carrying signals to and/or from said external device and to and/or from said garment,
- wherein said support member comprises an elongate bar with at least one face having force member projections thereon that are normal to said face and reside between adjacent first connector portions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.