Affixation of objects to garments

摘要

Described herein are methods and apparatuses to mate the object with a cap through a fabric portion of the garment. The methods and apparatuses described herein may address the needs for a safe, secure, and detachable method and apparatus for affixing an object (such as an encased wireless sensor) to a garment worn by a subject.

主权项

1. A method of safely, securely, and detachably affixing an object onto a portion of a garment, wherein the object is configured to mate with a cap through a fabric region of the garment, the method comprising:
placing the fabric region between the object and the cap; and mating the object and the cap together with the fabric region therebetween, further wherein the object is shaped in a disc with one or a plurality of spiral-shaped threads configured on its side surface, and the cap is shaped in a ring with one or a plurality of spiral-shaped tracks configured on its inner surface, so that the threads and the tracks are engaged when screwing the object into the cap through the fabric, further comprising an interlocking region with teeth configured on the threads of the object and tabs configured on the cap, wherein the teeth are interlocked with the tabs when the object and the cap are screwed together through the fabric, wherein the teeth are arranged with a decreasing gap between adjacent teeth so that different thicknesses of fabric may be held between the object and the cap.