Back to results
US 8,710,703 B2Granted
Low powered activation arrangement and method thereof
OwnerJack Chuinventor
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A fabric product includes a body having a skin made by interweaving a plurality of textile fabrics and a low powered activation arrangement which includes an electronic unit and one or more conductive threads extended underneath the skin of the body. The electronic unit includes a power source, an activation circuit which is a low powered activation circuit, and an operator. Each of the conductive threads has a proximal end portion electrically coupled with the activation circuit and a distal end portion which is extended to an outer surface of the skin of the body at a predetermined location thereof and is arranged in such a manner that when the distal end portion of the conductive thread is being contacted, the activation circuit is activated to actuate the operator.
Claims21
A fabric product, comprising:
- a body having a skin made by interweaving a plurality of textile fabrics;
- and
- a low powered activation arrangement, which comprises:
- an electronic unit which comprises a power source, an activation circuit, which is a low powered activation circuit, electrically coupled with said power source, and an operator operatively linked to said activation circuit;
- and
- one or more conductive threads extended underneath said skin of said body, wherein each of said conductive threads has a proximal end portion electrically coupled with said activation circuit and a distal end portion which is extended to an outer surface of said skin of said body at a predetermined location thereof and is arranged in such a manner that when said distal end portion of said conductive thread is being contacted, said activation circuit is activated to actuate said operator, wherein said distal end portion of each of said conductive threads is protruded out of said skin of said body in a bifurcating manner to increase a contact area of said distal end portion of said conductive thread and to camouflage as a part of said outer surface of said skin.
3 more elements
A fabric product, comprising:
- a body having a skin made by interweaving a plurality of textile fabrics;
- and
- a low powered activation arrangement, which comprises:
- an electronic unit which comprises a power source, an activation circuit, which is a low powered activation circuit, electrically coupled with said power source, and an operator operatively linked to said activation circuit;
- and
- one or more conductive threads extended underneath said skin of said body, wherein each of said conductive threads has a proximal end portion electrically coupled with said activation circuit and a distal end portion which is extended to an outer surface of said skin of said body at a predetermined location thereof and is arranged in such a manner that when said distal end portion of said conductive thread is being contacted, said activation circuit is activated to actuate said operator, wherein said distal end portion of each of said conductive threads is protruded out of said skin of said body and is stitched on said outer surface of said skin to increase a contact area of said distal end portion of said conductive thread and to camouflage as a part of said outer surface of said skin.
3 more elements
A fabric product, comprising:
- a body having a skin made by interweaving a plurality of textile fabrics, wherein said body has an opening between two opening edges, and first and second fasteners provided at said opening edges respectively;
- and
- a low powered activation arrangement, which comprises:
- an electronic unit which comprises a power source, an activation circuit, which is a low powered activation circuit, electrically coupled with said power source, and an operator operatively linked to said activation circuit;
- and
- one or more conductive threads extended underneath said skin of said body, wherein each of said conductive threads has a proximal end portion electrically coupled with said activation circuit and a distal end portion which is extended to an outer surface of said skin of said body at a predetermined location thereof and is arranged in such a manner that when said distal end portion of said conductive thread is being contacted, said activation circuit is activated to actuate said operator, wherein said distal end portions of said conductive threads are extended to said first and second fasteners respectively and arranged when said first and second fasteners are fastened with each other to close said opening, said distal ends of said conductive threads are contacted with each other to activate said activation circuit, and when said first and second fasteners are detached from each other to open said opening, said distal ends of said conductive threads are separated from each other to deactivate said activation circuit.
3 more elements
A method of activating a low powered activation arrangement of a fabric product having a skin made of textile fabric, comprising the steps of:
- (a) locating one or more conductive threads extended underneath said skin, wherein each of said conductive threads has a proximal end portion and a distal end portion;
- (b) electrically coupling said proximal end portion of each of said conductive threads with an activation circuit of said low powered activation arrangement;
- (c) guiding said distal end portion of each of said conductive threads to extend at an outer surface of said skin at a predetermined location thereof and guiding said distal end portion of each of said conductive threads being protruded out of said skin in a bifurcating manner to increase a contact area of said distal end portion of said conductive thread and to camouflage as a part of said outer surface of said skin;
- and
- (d) contacting said distal end portion of said respective conductive thread on said outer surface of said skin to activate said activation circuit so as to actuate an operator of said low powered activation arrangement.
2 more elements
A method of activating a low powered activation arrangement of a fabric product having a skin made of textile fabric, comprising the steps of:
- (a) locating one or more conductive threads extended underneath said skin, wherein each of said conductive threads has a proximal end portion and a distal end portion;
- (b) electrically coupling said proximal end portion of each of said conductive threads with an activation circuit of said low powered activation arrangement;
- (c) guiding said distal end portion of each of said conductive threads to extend at an outer surface of said skin at a predetermined location thereof and stitching said distal end portion of each of said conductive threads on said outer surface of said skin to increase a contact area of said distal end portion of said conductive thread and to camouflage as a part of said outer surface of said skin;
- and
- (d) contacting said distal end portion of said respective conductive thread on said outer surface of said skin to activate said activation circuit so as to actuate an operator of said low powered activation arrangement.
2 more elements
A method of activating a low powered activation arrangement of a fabric product having a skin made of textile fabric, comprising the steps of:
- (a) locating one or more conductive threads extended underneath said skin, wherein each of said conductive threads has a proximal end portion and a distal end portion;
- (b) electrically coupling said proximal end portion of each of said conductive threads with an activation circuit of said low powered activation arrangement;
- (c) guiding said distal end portion of each of said conductive threads to extend at an outer surface of said skin at a predetermined location thereof and guiding said distal end portions of said conductive threads to first and second fasteners respectively;
- and
- (d) contacting said distal end portion of said respective conductive thread on said outer surface of said skin to activate said activation circuit so as to actuate an operator of said low powered activation arrangement;
- wherein when said first and second fasteners are fastened with each other to close an opening of said fabric product, said distal ends of said conductive threads are contacted with each other to activate said activation circuit, and when said first and second fasteners are detached from each other to open said opening, said distal ends of said conductive threads are separated from each other to deactivate said activation circuit.
3 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.