Garment component

• US 20020076949A1
• Filed: 06/12/2001
• Published: 06/20/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 06/12/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. (Koninklijke Philips N.V.)
• Original Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. (Koninklijke Philips N.V.)
• Inventors: Marmaropoulos, George, Tilbury, Nancy A., Allen, Juliette, Mama, Kyriakos J., Arksey, Jenni L.
• Application Number:
  US09/878,989
• Publication Number:
  US 20020076949A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 439/37
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 1/005 with embedded cable or connector
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 2203/005 using multiple resistive elements or resistive zones isolated from each other
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 2203/014 Heaters using resistive wires or cables not provided for in H05B3/54
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 2203/036 Heaters specially adapted for garment heating
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 3/342 heaters used in textiles

Abstract

A wiring structure for incorporation into garments allows electrical or electronic equipment carried about the person to be connected together. The cabling structure comprises cabling of electrical conductors or optical fibres and cabling terminations in the form of connector components. The connector components facilitate connection and disconnection with the electrical or electronic equipment and in order to do so are provided in the finished garment at accessible locations. The cable terminations are mounted on fabric portions allowing attachment with garments using traditional garment construction techniques. A fabric carrier piece may be provided.

Claims

1. A transmission cabling structure for use in garments, said structure including at least one cable portion and at least one cabling termination wherein the termination is mounted on a fabric portion.

2. The cabling structure of claim 1 wherein the at least one termination comprises a connector component.

3. The cabling structure of claim 2 wherein the connector component facilitates electrical connection to be established with an at least one of the cabling portions.

4. The cabling structure of claim 2 wherein the connector component facilitates optical connection to be established with the at least one cabling portions.

5. The cabling structure of claim 1 wherein the cabling structure is constructed to be washable without sustaining damage.

6. The cabling structure of claim 2 wherein the cabling structure is constructed to be washable without sustaining damage.

7. The cabling structure of claim 1 and further comprising a fabric carrier piece shaped to facilitate incorporation into a garment and attached over at least a part of it'"'"'s length to the or each cable portion.

8. The cabling structure of claim 2 and further comprising a fabric carrier piece shaped to facilitate incorporation into a garment and attached over at least a part of it'"'"'s length to the or each cable portion.

9. The cabling structure of claim 7 wherein the carrier piece is attachable to a garment using conventional garment construction techniques.

10. The cabling structure of claim 1 and further comprising an antenna.

11. A garment comprising the transmission cabling structure of claim 1.

12. A garment comprising the transmission cabling structure of claim 2.

13. A garment comprising the transmission cabling structure of claim 3.

14. A garment comprising the transmission cabling structure of claim 4.

15. A garment comprising the transmission cabling structure of claim 5.

16. A garment comprising the transmission cabling structure of claim 6.

17. A garment comprising the transmission cabling structure of claim 7.

18. A garment comprising the transmission cabling structure of claim 8.

19. A garment comprising the transmission cabling structure of claim 9.

20. A garment comprising the transmission cabling structure of claim 10.