Healthwatch Ltd.

Renen Ben David

Boaz Shoshani

A method for knitting a garment having a tubular form, including knitting at least one conductive textile electrode on a machine having N participating feeders and M needles. The method includes the steps of continuously knitting the tubular form with one or more flexible non-conductive yarns, and knitting the electrode integrally within the tubular form, using a conductive yarn, in addition to the non-conductive yarns. The conductive yarn is knitted in a float-loop form by knitting a stitch and skipping over y needles, as follows: repeatably knitting a line segment L, using feeder Fand starting at needle D; and knitting line segment L, using the next feeder and start stitching the first float-loop at needle Dwhere 0&#x3c;s&#x3c;y. The tubular form has a preconfiguredknitting density, wherein the electrode has a knitting density that is higher than the preconfigured knitting density of the tubular form.

Float loop textile electrodes and methods of knitting thereof

A method for knitting a garment having a tubular form, including knitting at least one vertical conductive textile trace on a machine having N participating feeders and M needles. The method includes the steps of continuously knitting the tubular form with one or more flexible non-conductive base yarns, and knitting the vertical conductive textile trace integrally within the tubular form, using a conductive yarn, in addition to spandex yarns, but not the base yarns. The conductive yarn is knitted in a float-loop form by knitting a stitch and skipping over y needles, as follows: repeatably knitting a line segment L, using feeder Fand starting at needle D; and knitting line segment L, using the next feeder and start stitching the first float-loop at needle D+s where 0&#x3c;s&#x3c;y.

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Petah-Tikva, Israel

Renen Ben David