Connectors for Connecting Electronics Embedded in Garments to External Devices
First Claim
1. A connector for connecting electronics embedded in a garment to an external device, the connector comprising:
- a connector plug implemented at the external device, the connector plug comprising a first printed circuit board coupled to a strip of an anisotropic conducting polymer;
a connector receptacle implemented at the garment, the connector receptacle comprising a second printed circuit board comprising circular pads; and
the strip of anisotropic conducting polymer configured to form a connection with the circular pads of the second printed circuit board to enable a connection between one or more electronic components of the external device and the electronics embedded in the garment.
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Abstract
This document describes connectors for connecting electronics embedded in garments to external devices. The connector is configured to connect an external device to a garment to enable communication between electronics embedded in the garment and electronic components of the external device. The connector may include a connector plug and a connector receptacle. The connector plug may be implemented at the external device and is configured to connect to the connector receptacle, which may be implemented at the garment. In one or more implementations, the connector plug includes an anisotropic material that is configured to connect to a printed circuit board (PCB) implemented at the connector receptacle.
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20 Claims
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1. A connector for connecting electronics embedded in a garment to an external device, the connector comprising:
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a connector plug implemented at the external device, the connector plug comprising a first printed circuit board coupled to a strip of an anisotropic conducting polymer; a connector receptacle implemented at the garment, the connector receptacle comprising a second printed circuit board comprising circular pads; and the strip of anisotropic conducting polymer configured to form a connection with the circular pads of the second printed circuit board to enable a connection between one or more electronic components of the external device and the electronics embedded in the garment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An external device, comprising:
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a strap containing one or more electronic components; and a connector plug configured to connect to a connector receptacle implemented at a garment to enable communication between the electronic components of the external device and electronics embedded in the garment. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A garment, comprising:
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one or more electronics embedded within the garment; and a connector receptacle configured to connect the one or more electronics embedded within the garment to a connector plug implemented at an external device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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