Koninklijke Philips Corporation N.v.

Jack Kyriakos Mama

George Marmaropoulos

Giang Truong Vu

Clive Read Van Heerden

Jeremy John Wright

Stefano Marzano

Etienne Dekkers

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A garmentincludes magnetic interconnectswhich serve to form mechanical connections to close garmentas well as to form electrical connections, for example, between power sourceand a device. Interconnectsare formed by a first portionand a second portionwhich form a mechanical connection via magnetic attraction. Firstand secondportions can be quickly coupled and decoupled and contain all the advantages of magnetic couplings, including ease of connection and simplicity of design.

Magnetic electrical interconnect

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A wearable garment incorporates a manual interconnect device, so that a user wearing the garment can operate the interconnect device by coupling a connector, which is in turn coupled to a power source or external electronic device. Through a releasable locking action by the user, the connector is electrically coupled to the interconnect device, which is coupled to a fabric circuit integrated in the garment, such that operation of a locking action activates related ancillary equipment such as power supplies or electronic devices.

Conductive buttonhole interconnect

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