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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 11, 2015
Under Armour, Inc., Baltimore, MD (US);
Mark A. Oleson, Baltimore, MD (US);
Samuel J. Hollenbach, Baltimore, MD (US);
F. Grant Kovach, Baltimore, MD (US);
Jason Berns, Baltimore, MD (US);
Under Armour, Inc., Baltimore, MD (US);
Abstract
A garment includes a fabric portion, an electrode fixedly connected to the fabric portion, a receptacle fixedly connected to the fabric portion, and an electronics module releasably positioned in the receptacle. The receptacle includes a receptacle housing, an electrode lead, and a receptacle contact. The electrode lead is attached to the electrode. The electrode lead engages the receptacle contact to establish an electrical connection with the receptacle contact without being attached to the receptacle contact. The electronics module includes a module contact that engages the receptacle contact when the electronics module is positioned in the socket to establish an electrical connection between the module contact and the receptacle contact.