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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 13, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 12, 2001
Nancy A. Tilbury, London, GB;
Juliette Allen, London, GB;
Kyriakos J. Mama, Brighton, GB;
Jenni L. Arksey, London, GB;
George Marmaropoulos, New York, NY (US);
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
A garment is provided comprising a fabric shell ( ) hosting one or more electrical conductors ( ) the or each of which is connectable to at least one of a plurality of electronic devices ( ) housed in respective pockets (P) of the fabric shell ( ). The pockets (P) are detachable from the fabric shell ( ), with each pocket comprising a fabric cover provided with mechanical connectors, such as patches of Velcro™, zips or press studs. The garment fabric shell ( ) is provided with complementary mechanical connectors to enable the fabric cover and device to be removably attached to the garment, each pocket includes an electrical connection between a device in that pocket and one or more of said electrical conductors ( ).