Wearable transmitter assembly
First Claim
1. An assembly wearable by an individual, said assembly including a housing containing a transmitter, a strap and a buckle for attaching the transmitter housing to the individual;
- characterized in that;
said buckle includes fasteners for holding the strap and buckle together on an appendage of the individual independent of said transmitter housing, and latches for attaching said transmitter housing to said buckle.
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Abstract
A transmitter assembly is characterized by a buckle including fasteners for holding a strap and the buckle together on an appendage of an individual independent of a transmitter. The buckle also includes latches for attaching the transmitter to the buckle after the buckle is strapped to the individual. An optical fiber running through the strap is held by the fasteners with the ends of the fiber in predetermined positions relative to the buckle. The transmitter covers the strap fasteners, rendering the fasteners inaccessible to the individual, and aligns an emitter and sensor on the transmitter housing with the ends of the optical fiber in the predetermined positions. The ends of the strap are aligned adjacent one another by the buckle, so the buckle adds little to the length of the strap, permitting length measurements without considering the buckle contribution.
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25 Claims
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1. An assembly wearable by an individual, said assembly including a housing containing a transmitter, a strap and a buckle for attaching the transmitter housing to the individual;
- characterized in that;
said buckle includes fasteners for holding the strap and buckle together on an appendage of the individual independent of said transmitter housing, and latches for attaching said transmitter housing to said buckle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
- characterized in that;
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9. A transmitter assembly wearable by an individual and comprising:
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a housing containing a transmitter, a compartment for receiving a battery, and a tamper detection circuit including a light emitter and a light sensor; a strap including an embedded optical fiber; and
,a buckle for assembling the strap and the transmitter in order, said strap first around an appendage of the individual holding said buckle on said appendage, and thereafter said transmitter housing on said buckle with said fiber coupled optically between said emitter and said sensor. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. A wearable clip for attaching a transmitter to a body appendage with an elongate strap;
- said clip comprising;
a thin frame defining a first smooth side adapted to engage said appendage and a second opposite side, said second side including features for releasable attaching said strap around the appendage to said clip, said second side further including means for receiving the transmitter on said frame with said transmitter capturing said strap against said frame, preventing release of said strap from said frame. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
- said clip comprising;
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17. A method of attaching a wearable transmitter to a body appendage;
- said method comprising the following steps in the order listed;
encircling said appendage with a strap and cutting said strap to a length snugly fitting around the appendage with no overlap between the ends of the strap; attaching said strap around said appendage with a buckle that locates the ends of the strap adjacent one another, with said buckle and strap fitting snugly around said appendage; and attaching said transmitter to said buckle. - View Dependent Claims (18)
- said method comprising the following steps in the order listed;
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19. A flexible band for securing a portable transmitter to an appendage of an individual;
- said band comprising;
an elongate strip of thermoplastic material defining a thin cross section and extending as a single piece from a first end of said strip to a second end of said strip; said strip including embedded strands running lengthwise through the strip, one of said strands being thermally inelastic and another of said strands being an optical fiber extending through said strip from said first end to said second end.
- said band comprising;
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20. A flexible band for securing a portable transmitter to an appendage of an individual;
- said band comprising;
an elongate strip of thermoplastic material defining a thin cross section and extending as a single piece from a first end of said strip to a second end of said strip, said first and second ends respectively defining a central notch between bifurcated extensions of said strip; said strip including embedded strands running lengthwise through the strip, one of said strands being thermally inelastic and another of said strands being an optical fiber extending through said strip and into said notches between said bifurcated extensions at said first and second ends, respectively. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23)
- said band comprising;
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24. An assembly wearable on an appendage of an individual and comprising:
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a housing defining a closed transmitter compartment and a battery compartment open at one end for receiving a battery through said end; and
,a buckle for attaching said transmitter housing to the appendage, said buckle including a face plate and sealing surfaces on said face plate for closing said open end, said face plate further including latching elements for attaching said housing to said buckle with said sealing surfaces engaging said housing around said opening.
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25. A transmitter assembly wearable by an individual and comprising:
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a housing containing a transmitter, an open compartment for receiving a battery, and a tamper detection circuit including a light emitter and a light sensor; a strap including an embedded optical fiber; and
,a buckle for assembling the strap and the transmitter in order, said strap first around an appendage of the individual holding said buckle on said appendage, and thereafter said transmitter housing with said fiber coupled optically between said emitter and said sensor, and with said buckle covering said opening of said battery compartment.
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Specification