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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 24, 2007
Applicant:
Stuart Mark Walkington, St Albans, GB;
Inventor:
Stuart Mark Walkington, St Albans, GB;
Assignee:
Peratech Limited, Richmond, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01C 10/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A manually operable position sensor is shown, for providing control signals to an electronic device, such as an audio player. A fabric ribbon () has a length substantially longer than its width with insulating yarns and electrically conducting yarns included therein. The conducting yarns define three conductive tracks () running the length of the fabric. The conductive tracks are configured to interface with an electronic device at a first end. At a second end, an active region of the fabric forms part of a sensor assembly that is receptive to a manually applied pressure.