Male end of a telemetric transceiver

• US 8,814,574 B2
• Filed: 03/15/2013
• Issued: 08/26/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 12/31/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Suunto Oy (Anta International Group Holdings Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Suunto Oy (Anta International Group Holdings Ltd.)
• Inventors: Selby, Tapio, Pernu, Kimmo
• Primary Examiner(s): GUSHI, ROSS N
• Application Number:
  US13/832,736
• Publication Number:
  US 20140187063A1
• Time in Patent Office: 529 Days
• Field of Search: 439/8, 439/37, 439/346, 439/848, 439/859
• US Class Current: 439/37
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0006 ECG or EEG signals
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0245 by using sensing means generating electric signals, i.e. ECG signals
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/282 Holders for multiple electrodes for introduction into the body A61B5/287
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/318 Heart-related electrical modalities, e.g. electrocardiography [ECG]
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/389 Electromyography [EMG]
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/6277 comprising annular latching means, e.g. ring snapping in an annular groove
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 4/4854 using a wire spring
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 9/18 Fastening by means of screw or nut
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 439/909 Medical use or attached to human body

Abstract

The present invention relates to an electronic device which has a male connection portion for connection with a female snap. The male connection portion comprises a conductive stud which is or can be screwed in to a portion of the electronic device via threading on the stud. Furthermore, an adhesive can be added to the stud or an opening of the electronic device in order to provide a secure and water tight seal between the stud and the electronic device. The stud generally makes an electrical connection between a conductive portion of the female snap and an electronic component within the electronic device. The male portion of the stud may also comprise a cavity or opening for receiving a tool for screwing the stud in to the electronic device and/or for receiving a guiding pin of the female snap portion.

Claims

1. An electronic device having a housing and at least one male connection portion for detachably connection the electronic device to a female snap, said male connection portion comprising a stud having:

a male head portion capable of fitting within a socket region of a snap, wherein the male head portion has a terminal end which is the terminal end of the stud and a second end which separates the male head portion from a mid-portion,

an end portion opposite the male head portion, wherein the end portion has a terminal end which is second terminal end of the stud, the end portion extending a first distance from the second terminal end of the stud,

a mid-portion between the male head portion and the end portion, and

the stud is in electrical contact with an electronic component of the electronic device, wherein

at least a portion of the mid-portion is threaded, and

at least a portion of the threaded mid-portion is in contact with an adhesive.

2. An electronic device in accordance with claim 1, wherein the stud is electrically conductive.

3. An electronic device in accordance with claim 1, wherein male head portion of the stud comprises a chamfered terminal end which is chamfered from a maximum diameter of the male head portion near the terminal end, and beyond the maximum diameter of the male head portion towards the mid-portion is a concave arced recess.

4. An electronic device in accordance with claim 3, wherein the mid-portion of the stud has a constant diameter which is less than the diameter at the second end of the male head portion.

5. An electronic device in accordance with claim 1, wherein the entire mid-portion of the stud is threaded.

6. An electronic device in accordance with claim 1, wherein the threading of the mid-portion of the stud is a thread forming a screw with Remform F(®

SFS Intec) thread.

7. An electronic device in accordance with claim 1, wherein the terminal end of the end portion of the stud is chamfered.

8. An electronic device in accordance with claim 1, wherein the end portion of the stud is in electromechanical contact with an electronic component within the electronic device.

9. An electronic device in accordance with claim 8, wherein the electronic component is a printed circuit board.

10. An electronic device in accordance with claim 1, wherein the end portion of the stud is in electromechanical contact with a conductive spring element, and wherein said conductive spring element is electrically connected to an electronic component within the electronic device.

11. An electronic device in accordance with claim 1, wherein the total length of the stud is 6 to 10 mm and the total length of the male head portion of the stud is 0 to 3 mm.

12. An electronic device in accordance with claim 1, wherein the threaded length is 3 to 5 mm and the first distance of the end portion of the stud is 1.5 to 3 mm.

13. An electronic device in accordance with claim 1, wherein the entire male head portion of the stud is outside the housing of the electronic device.

14. An electronic device in accordance with claim 1, wherein the housing of the electronic device has a protrusion surrounding at least a portion of the mid-portion of the stud.

15. An electronic device in accordance with claim 14, wherein the protrusion extends between 0 to 2 mm from the base of the electronic device.

16. An electronic device in accordance with claim 1, wherein the entire mid-portion of the stud is within the housing of the electronic device.

17. An electronic device in accordance with claim 1, wherein the material of the electronic device surrounding the threaded portion of the mid-portion of the stud has been threaded by the screwed insertion of the stud and is not otherwise threaded.

18. An electronic device in accordance with claim 1, wherein the head portion has a centered cavity open at the terminal end of the male head portion.

19. An electronic device in accordance with claim 18, wherein the cavity has a diameter between 1 to 2 mm and a depth of between 0.8 to 1.5 mm.

20. An electronics device in accordance with claim 1, wherein the electronic device is a telemetric transmitter capable of transmitting heart rate data and/or EMG data.