SENSOR APPARATUS ADAPTED TO BE INCORPORATED IN A GARMENT
First Claim
1. A sensor apparatus adapted to be incorporated in a garment,said apparatus comprising one or more sensors, one or more fasteners to which an electronic device can be attached for receiving data from said one or more sensors, a first textile layer which in use is on the inside of the garment, a second textile layer which in use is on the outside of the garment, anda third intermediate layer provided between said first and second layer along at least a portion of said apparatus,wherein said first and second textile layers are made from a substantially elastic material, andsaid third intermediate layer is substantially more rigid than said first and second textile layers.
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Abstract
A sensor apparatus adapted to be incorporated in a garment, said apparatus comprising one or more sensors, one or more fasteners to which an electronic device can be attached for receiving data from said one or more sensors, a first textile layer which in use is on the inside of the garment, a second textile layer which in use is on the outside of the garment, and a third intermediate layer provided between said first and second layer along at least a portion of said tube, wherein said first and second textile layers are made from a substantially elastic material, and said third intermediate layer is substantially more rigid than said first and second textile layers. The sensors may be ECG and respiration sensors.
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28 Claims
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1. A sensor apparatus adapted to be incorporated in a garment,
said apparatus comprising one or more sensors, one or more fasteners to which an electronic device can be attached for receiving data from said one or more sensors, a first textile layer which in use is on the inside of the garment, a second textile layer which in use is on the outside of the garment, and a third intermediate layer provided between said first and second layer along at least a portion of said apparatus, wherein said first and second textile layers are made from a substantially elastic material, and said third intermediate layer is substantially more rigid than said first and second textile layers.
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22. A method of manufacturing a sensor apparatus, comprising
(a) providing a first and a second textile layer, said first and second layers being made from a substantially elastic material and at least one of said first and second textile layers comprising at least one sensor, (b) providing a third intermediate layer between said first and second layers, said third intermediate layer being substantially more rigid than said first and second textile layers, (c) heat pressing said third intermediate layer to said second textile layer, and (d) mounting one or more fasteners to which an electronic device can be attached on said second and/or third layer, and (e) sewing said first and second textile layers together.
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28. A method of manufacturing a main portion of a garment comprising
(a) providing a base textile layer, said base textile layer being made from a substantially elastic material, said base textile layer substantially having a shape of said main portion of said garment, (b) providing an additional textile layer along a portion of said base textile layer, said additional textile layer being made from a substantially elastic material and at least one of said base and additional textile layers comprising at least one sensor, (c) providing an intermediate layer between said base and additional textile layers, said intermediate layer being substantially more rigid than said base and additional textile layers, (d) heat pressing said intermediate layer to said base and/or additional textile layer, and (e) mounting one or more fasteners to which an electronic device can be attached to said base and/or additional and/or intermediate layer, and (f) sewing said base and additional textile layers together.
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