Electrical connector configured as a fastening element
First Claim
1. A connector in combination with a system for rendering a carton tamper evident, the system having at least one set of conductive resistance paths distributed throughout the wall of the carton, the connector comprising:
- a male connector element and a female connector element, said elements being mated upon closure of the carton;
said conductive resistance paths being connected to at least one of said elements, the resistance of said resistance paths being altered by intrusive tampering of said carton;
said connector having a device for detecting said resistance altering.
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Abstract
An entirely wearable electrical connector for power/data connectivity. The principal element of a modular network is the wearable electrical connector, which is integrated into a personal area network with USB compatibility. Several wearable connector embodiments are disclosed. The first, an O-ring based version, was subsequently replaced by a more mature second version, which is based on anisotropic pressure sensitive conductive elastomer. Both are snap-style, low-profile, 360°-moving, round, blind operable plug-and-play, reconfigurable wearable connectors with power/data daisy-lattice-style connectivity. A third embodiment comprises a non-conductive elastomeric environmental seal. A fourth embodiment utilizes a self-acting, automatic shutter-type environmental seal. A fifth embodiment comprises a smaller version that resembles a conventional snap fastener commonly used on clothing. The inventive technology will benefit the military and public safety personnel such as police, fire, EMT and other services that require special protective clothing integrated with multiple electronic devices. Other applications include special clothing for the disabled, prisoners, the mentally ill and children. A non-wearable embodiment is used to provide evidence of tampering of a container.
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13 Claims
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1. A connector in combination with a system for rendering a carton tamper evident, the system having at least one set of conductive resistance paths distributed throughout the wall of the carton, the connector comprising:
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a male connector element and a female connector element, said elements being mated upon closure of the carton;
said conductive resistance paths being connected to at least one of said elements, the resistance of said resistance paths being altered by intrusive tampering of said carton;
said connector having a device for detecting said resistance altering. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A connector affixed to a carton for use in a system for indicating intrusive tampering of the carton;
- the connector comprising;
a pair of matable connector elements configured to be mated upon closure of the carton;
at least one of said elements connected to a network of resistive electrical paths distributed throughout the wall of the carton; and
a detector for detecting a change in the resistance of said resistive electrical paths. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
- the connector comprising;
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