Garment with non-penetrating touch-sensitive features
AssigneeJMI Sportswear Pte. Ltd.
InventorDennis Baacke
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Abstract
A garment including a shell adapted to receive a portion of a body of a wearer therein, the shell having an interior surface, an exterior surface and an aperture is provided. The garment also includes a conductive member having a first end disposed on the interior surface of the shell, a second end disposed on the exterior surface of the shell, and extending through the aperture to connect the first end and the second end where the conductive member enables the wearer to interact with an electronic device having a capacitive-type touch-sensing interface.
Claims16
A garment comprising:
- a) a shell adapted to receive a portion of a body of a wearer therein, the shell having an interior surface, an exterior surface and an aperture through which the portion of the body of the wearer is to be inserted;
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- b) at least one conductive member having a first end disposed on the interior surface of the shell, a second end disposed on the exterior surface of the shell, and extending between the first end and the second end through the aperture to connect the first end and the second end, wherein the conductive member does not penetrate the shell at any point along the conductive member, wherein the garment is a glove having a number of finger stalls, a thumb stall, a palm portion and a back portion, and wherein the aperture is spaced from the palm portion or back portion opposite the finger stalls and thumb stall, and wherein the second end of the at least one conductive member includes a first portion extending between a tip of one finger stall and the palm portion and a second portion extending between a tip of the thumb stall and the first portion.
A method of interacting with an electronic device having a capacitive-type touch-sensing interface, the method comprising the steps of:
- a) providing a garment including a shell formed as a unitary structure and adapted to receive a portion of a body of a wearer therein, the shell having a number of finger stalls, a thumb stall, a palm portion and a back portion, each defining an interior surface and an exterior surface, an aperture spaced from the palm portion or back portion opposite the finger stalls and thumb stall through which the portion of the body of the wearer is to be inserted, and at least one conductive member having a first end disposed on the interior surface of the shell, a second end disposed on the exterior surface of the shell, and extending through the aperture to connect the first end and the second end, wherein the second end of the at least one conductive member includes a first portion extending between a tip of one finger stall and the palm portion and a second portion extending between a tip of the thumb stall and the first portion;
- b) inserting a body portion of the wearer through the aperture into the garment and into contact with the first end of the conductive member;
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- c) placing the second end of the conductive member in contact with the capacitive-type touch-sensing interlace.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.