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1. An apparatus, comprising:
- a substantially rigid base having a protrusion and defining a plurality of openings, each opening of the plurality of openings configured to receive therethrough a portion of the flexible substrate, the base configured to be coupled to an electronic device; and
a flexible substrate having a first surface and a second surface and including an electrical circuit configured to electronically couple the electronic device to at least one of an electrode, a battery, or an antenna, the flexible substrate coupled to the base such that a first portion of the second surface is in contact with the protrusion, a second portion of the second surface is non-parallel to the first portion, at least a third portion of the flexible substrate is disposed within a first opening of the plurality of openings, at least a fourth portion of the flexible substrate is disposed within a second opening of the plurality of openings, the first opening different than the second opening, the substrate having a first configuration in which the substrate has a first area and a second configuration in which the substrate has a second area less than the first area, the electrical circuit configured to electrically couple the electronic device to the electrode, the electrode facing a first direction when the substrate is in its first configuration, the electrical circuit facing the first direction when the substrate is in its first configuration, each of the electrode and a portion of the electrical circuit facing a second direction different than the first direction when the substrate is in its second configuration.
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In some embodiments, an apparatus includes a substantially rigid base and a flexible substrate. The substantially rigid base has a first protrusion and a second protrusion, and is configured to be coupled to an electronic device. The flexible substrate has a first surface and a second surface, and includes an electrical circuit configured to electronically couple the electronic device to at least one of an electrode a battery, or an antenna. The flexible substrate is coupled to the base such that a first portion of the second surface is in contact with the first protrusion. A second portion of the second surface is non-parallel to the first portion.
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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a substantially rigid base having a protrusion and defining a plurality of openings, each opening of the plurality of openings configured to receive therethrough a portion of the flexible substrate, the base configured to be coupled to an electronic device; and a flexible substrate having a first surface and a second surface and including an electrical circuit configured to electronically couple the electronic device to at least one of an electrode, a battery, or an antenna, the flexible substrate coupled to the base such that a first portion of the second surface is in contact with the protrusion, a second portion of the second surface is non-parallel to the first portion, at least a third portion of the flexible substrate is disposed within a first opening of the plurality of openings, at least a fourth portion of the flexible substrate is disposed within a second opening of the plurality of openings, the first opening different than the second opening, the substrate having a first configuration in which the substrate has a first area and a second configuration in which the substrate has a second area less than the first area, the electrical circuit configured to electrically couple the electronic device to the electrode, the electrode facing a first direction when the substrate is in its first configuration, the electrical circuit facing the first direction when the substrate is in its first configuration, each of the electrode and a portion of the electrical circuit facing a second direction different than the first direction when the substrate is in its second configuration. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An apparatus, comprising:
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a substantially rigid base having a protrusion and defining a plurality of openings, each opening of the plurality of openings configured to receive therethrough a portion of the flexible substrate, the base configured to be coupled to an electronic device; and a flexible substrate having a first surface and a second surface and including an electrical circuit configured to electronically couple the electronic device to at least one of an electrode, a battery, or an antenna, the flexible substrate coupled to the base such that a first portion of the second surface is in contact with the protrusion, a second portion of the second surface is non-parallel to the first portion, at least a third portion of the flexible substrate is disposed within a first opening of the plurality of openings, at least a fourth portion of the flexible substrate is disposed within a second opening of the plurality of openings, the first opening different than the second opening, the flexible substrate including a tab portion folded such that the tab portion of the flexible substrate is in contact with a bottom side of a body portion of the flexible substrate and such that the electrical circuit formed on a top side of the flexible substrate extends about an edge of the fold, the flexible substrate configured to be coupled to a body. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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17. An apparatus, comprising:
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a substantially rigid base having a protrusion and defining a plurality of openings, each opening of the plurality of openings configured to receive therethrough a portion of the flexible substrate, the base configured to be coupled to an electronic device; a flexible substrate having a first surface and a second surface and including an electrical circuit configured to electronically couple the electronic device to at least one of an electrode, a battery, or an antenna, the flexible substrate coupled to the base such that a first portion of the second surface is in contact with the protrusion, a second portion of the second surface is non-parallel to the first portion, at least a third portion of the flexible substrate is disposed within a first opening of the plurality of openings, at least a fourth portion of the flexible substrate is disposed within a second opening of the plurality of openings, the first opening different than the second opening; and a flexible housing configured to be disposed about at least a portion of at least one of the base and the flexible substrate, the housing including a receiving portion configured to receive at least a portion of the electronic device, the receiving portion defining an opening configured to receive a protrusion of the electronic device when the electronic device is received in the receiving portion such that the electronic device is electrically coupled to the battery. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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