Safety vest assembly including a high reliability communication system
First Claim
1. A safety vest assembly fitted for use by a wearer, the safety vest assembly comprising:
- an outer layer;
a bullet protection layer disposed within the vest adjacent the outer layer;
an inner portion disposed adjacent to the bullet protection layer;
a receiver disposed within the vest for receiving data from a first remote transceiver;
a pressure sensor disposed within the vest for detecting pressure applied to the vest and generating a pressure sensor output signal in response thereto, the pressure sensor output signal being generated independent of wearer input;
an encryption device disposed within the vest for encrypting the pressure sensor output signal;
a decryption device disposed within the vest for decrypting the data received by the receiver;
a data output disposed within the vest and operative to receive output signals from the encrypting device; and
flex circuitry disposed within the vest, the flex circuitry including multiple conductive paths formed on a flexible contact substrate;
wherein the receiver communicates the data received from the first remote transceiver to the decryption device; and
wherein the data output communicates data received from the encryption device and outputs encrypted data to a second remote transceiver.
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Abstract
There is provided a safety vest assembly including a vest having a vest outer layer defining a vest inner cavity. A pair of contact substrates is disposed within the vest inner cavity. Each contact substrate includes an input connection element. A data input is connected to a respective contact substrate. The data input is electrically connected to the respective input connection element and is configured to receive data from the wearer. A data output is connected to a respective contact substrates and is communicable with a remote transceiver. The data output is electrically connected to the respective input connection element and is configured to communicate data to the remote transceiver. An input flex circuit is engageable with the pair of input connection elements to facilitate communication between the data input and data output along the input flex circuit.
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16 Claims
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1. A safety vest assembly fitted for use by a wearer, the safety vest assembly comprising:
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an outer layer; a bullet protection layer disposed within the vest adjacent the outer layer; an inner portion disposed adjacent to the bullet protection layer; a receiver disposed within the vest for receiving data from a first remote transceiver; a pressure sensor disposed within the vest for detecting pressure applied to the vest and generating a pressure sensor output signal in response thereto, the pressure sensor output signal being generated independent of wearer input; an encryption device disposed within the vest for encrypting the pressure sensor output signal; a decryption device disposed within the vest for decrypting the data received by the receiver; a data output disposed within the vest and operative to receive output signals from the encrypting device; and flex circuitry disposed within the vest, the flex circuitry including multiple conductive paths formed on a flexible contact substrate; wherein the receiver communicates the data received from the first remote transceiver to the decryption device; and wherein the data output communicates data received from the encryption device and outputs encrypted data to a second remote transceiver. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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