Affixation of objects to garments
AssigneeSensaRx, LLC
InventorsKenneth F. Shinozuka, Masato Mizuta
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Abstract
Described herein are methods and apparatuses to mate the object with a cap through a fabric portion of the garment. The methods and apparatuses described herein may address the needs for a safe, secure, and detachable method and apparatus for affixing an object (such as an encased wireless sensor) to a garment worn by a subject.
Claims11
A method of safely, securely, and detachably affixing an object onto a portion of a garment, wherein the object is configured to mate with a cap through a fabric region of the garment, the method comprising:
- placing the fabric region between the object and the cap;
- and
- mating the object and the cap together with the fabric region therebetween,
- further wherein the object is shaped in a disc with one or a plurality of spiral-shaped threads configured on its side surface, and the cap is shaped in a ring with one or a plurality of spiral-shaped tracks configured on its inner surface, so that the threads and the tracks are engaged when screwing the object into the cap through the fabric, further comprising an interlocking region with teeth configured on the threads of the object and tabs configured on the cap, wherein the teeth are interlocked with the tabs when the object and the cap are screwed together through the fabric, wherein the teeth are arranged with a decreasing gap between adjacent teeth so that different thicknesses of fabric may be held between the object and the cap.
An apparatus configured to safely, securely, and detachably affix an object to a portion of a garment, the apparatus comprising:
- an object shaped in a disc having a thickness, comprising one or a plurality of spiral-shaped threads on a side surface,
- an annular cap comprising one or a plurality of spiral-shaped tracks on an inner surface configured to mate with the spiral-shaped threads of the object through a fabric of the garment, and
- an interlocking region with teeth on the spiral-shaped threads of the object and tabs on the cap, configured so that the teeth interlock with the tabs when the object and the cap are screwed together through the fabric of the garment, wherein the teeth are arranged with a decreasing gap between the teeth so that different thicknesses of fabric may be held between the object and the cap.
A method of safely, securely, and detachably affixing a device onto a portion of a garment worn by a subject, wherein the device is enclosed in a housing configured to mate with a cap through a fabric region of the garment, the method comprising:
- placing the fabric region between the housing and the cap;
- and
- mating the housing and the cap together with the fabric therethrough,
- wherein the device is enclosed in a disc-like housing with one or a plurality of spiral-shaped threads configured on the side surface, and the cap is shaped in a ring with one or a plurality of spiral-shaped tracks configured on the inner surface, so that the threads and the tracks are engaged when screwing the housing into the cap through the fabric, further comprising an interlocking region with teeth configured on the threads of the housing and tabs configured on the cap, so that the teeth are interlocked with the tabs when the housing and the cap are screwed together through the fabric of the garment, wherein the teeth are arranged with a decreasing gap between adjacent teeth so that different thicknesses of fabric may be held between the housing and the cap, wherein the device is enclosed in a disc-like housing with one or a plurality of spiral-shaped threads configured on the side surface, and the cap is shaped in a ring with one or a plurality of spiral-shaped tracks configured on the inner surface, so that the threads and the tracks are engaged when screwing the housing into the cap through the fabric.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.