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Telemetrically enhanced athletic apparel

  • US 9,402,429 B2
  • Filed: 03/14/2013
  • Issued: 08/02/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/14/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An article of clothing comprising:

  • a fabric layer having an inside surface and an outside surface, the inside surface facing a user'"'"'s body when the article of clothing is worn by the user, andthe outside surface facing away from the user'"'"'s body when the article of clothing is worn by the user;

    a sensor attached to the inside surface of the fabric layer such that when the article of clothing is worn by the user, the sensor is in contact with the user'"'"'s skin, the sensor capable of measuring physiological parameters of the user;

    an electrically conductive trace extending along the fabric layer and electrically connected at a first end to the sensor; and

    a retaining ring adhered to the inside surface of the fabric layer near a second end of the electrically conductive trace, the retaining ring capable of receiving a rounded telemetry device and forming a compression connection between the perimeter of the telemetry device and the retaining ring such that when the telemetry device is received in the retaining ring, the second end of the electrically conductive trace is in electrical contact with the telemetry device.

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