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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2009
Filed:
Feb. 02, 2005
Applicants:
David Lee Sandbach, London, GB;
Stuart Mark Walkington, Hertfordshire, GB;
Inventors:
David Lee Sandbach, London, GB;
Stuart Mark Walkington, Hertfordshire, GB;
Assignee:
Peratech Limited, Durham, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 3/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A linear sensor () comprising electrically conductive textile fibers () and electrically insulating textile fibers (). The sensor comprises at least two conductive elements () having electrically conductive textile fibers (). The sensor also has electrically insulating textile fibers () spaced to separate the two electrically conductive elements when no pressure is applied to said sensor, and to allow electrical conduction between the two conductive elements under the application of pressure.