Garment with exterior touch-sensitive features

摘要

A garment including a shell adapted to receive a portion of a body of a wearer therein, the shell having an interior surface, an exterior surface and an aperture for receiving the body portion of the wearer and at least one conductive member disposed on the exterior surface of the shell. The at least one conductive member is formed with sufficient conductive mass to generate a signal recognizable by a touch-sensitive device without direct contact of the at least one conductive member with the wearer.

主权项

1. A garment comprising:
a) a shell adapted to receive a portion of a body of a wearer therein, the shell having an interior surface, an exterior surface and an aperture for receiving the body portion of the wearer; b) at least one conductive member disposed on the exterior surface of the shell, the at least one conductive member having sufficient conductive mass to generate a signal recognizable by a touch-sensitive device without direct contact of the at least one conductive member with the wearer, wherein the shell forms an outer layer of the garment and wherein the shell has no openings extending through the shell, wherein the at least one conductive member is formed from a conductive fabric material and is affixed to a projection disposed on the exterior surface of the shell and wherein the projection includes an inner portion secured to the exterior surface of the shell and an outer portion secured to the inner portion.