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US 7,870,761 B2Granted
Garment and method for producing the same
AssigneeKoninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
InventorsWarren B. Valentine, Abigaii Thomson
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Abstract
A garment includes a sensor band of generally smaller dimensions than the garment for holding sensor electrodes incorporated in the band against a user's body while wearing the garment. The sensor band is elasticated to conform against the user's body and the garment is relatively loose fitting. The sensor band may be attached to the remainder of the garment by highly elastic and flexible webbing portions.
Claims19
A garment comprising:
- a sensor band for holding one or more sensors in contact with a wearer's body, and
- a plurality of linking portions connected to the sensor band at first interfaces and to the garment at second interfaces,
- wherein the second interfaces are joined together so that the linking portions and the sensor band are inside the garment, and
- wherein a diameter of the sensor band is smaller than a diameter of a portion of the garment where the sensor band is attached to the garment via the linking portions.
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A method of providing a garment of knitted construction, said method comprising the acts of:
- performing a first knitting stage to produce a first garment portion,
- performing a second knitting stage to produce a first mesh portion continuing from the first garment portion at a first interface;
- performing a third knitting stage to produce a sensor band continuing from the first mesh portion at a second interface;
- performing a fourth knitting stage to produce a second mesh portion continuing from the sensor band at a third mesh portion;
- performing a fifth knitting stage to produce a second garment portion continuing from the second mesh portion at a fourth mesh portion;
- and
- joining the first interface and the fourth interface so that the first mesh portion, the second mesh portion, and the sensor band are inside the garment,
- wherein the sensor band contacts a wearer's body.
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A garment comprising:
- a sensor band for holding one or more sensors in contact with a wearer's body;
- and
- a plurality of linking portions connected to the sensor band at first interfaces and to the garment at second interfaces,
- wherein the second interfaces are joined together so that the linking portions and the sensor band are inside the garment.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.