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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 2001
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2000
Paul Newham, San Antonio, TX (US);
Other;
Abstract
A pressure sensing array has upper, central and lower laminar elongated members, the central member having several openings producing defined cavities between the upper and lower members. A first array of essentially parallel and separated electrically conductive bands are created upon the upper surface of the lower member and traverse the several cavities created by the central member. Affixed to the top surface of the aforesaid electrically conductive bands are non-conductive separator dots positioned in a defined linear spaced pattern and composed of an appropriate dielectric material. A secondary dual arrangement of substantially parallel, separated, electrically conductive bands are attached to the lower surface of the upper member, each individual electrically conductive band being discreetly connected to a strain relief stabilized releasable electric snap stud connector. The upper and lower members of the assembled array posses appropriate resilient flexibility permitting the overlapping points of the opposing conductive arrays to close into and open out of electrical contact as permitted by, and controlled with, the linear dot dielectric separators and in response to external soft body mass pressure, exerted on the overall pressure sensing array structure.