Patent ID: 11944441
Assignee: SUUNTO OY
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A  H

Claim 0:
1. A snap connector comprising an electro-mechanic assembly comprising:
at least one female snap connector for providing a connection interface for an electronic device having a housing with at least one protruding stud, which detachably fits within a socket region of said at least one female snap connector,
at least one material layer being in at least one portion electrically conductive, and
at least one electrode being in electrical contact with said conductive portion,, wherein:
the at least one female snap connector comprises an upper cap portion, at least one surface of which is metallic and deposited with a non-oxidizing conductive material layer which faces and is in electrical contact with said conductive portion of said at least one material layer, and wherein
the at least one female snap connector comprises a base portion on an opposite under side of said at least one material layer, said base portion being coupled to said upper cap portion to attach said at least one female snap connector to said at least one material layer,, the snap connector to be integrated with and/or built in to an article such as a textile or garment, said snap connector providing a detachable connection interface for receiving and holding the at least one electrode which further comprises a protruding stud from an electronic device,, wherein:
the metallic upper cap portion placed on a top side of at least one material layer of said textile or garment, said upper cap portion-having a recess forming at least a portion of the sides of a socket region for receiving said protruding stud from said telemetric device, said protruding stud being electrically conductive and in electrical contact with an electronic component of said electronic device, and an outer flange region which at least partially surrounds the recess,
the electro-mechanic assembly further comprises a conductive wire spring coupled to the snap connector and housed at least partially within said socket region for detachably holding said stud of said device,, wherein said upper cap of said snap connector comprises the surface which is at least in part deposited with a non-oxidizing conductive material layer which faces and is in contact with an electrically conductive portion of said material layer in said textile or garment, in order to electrically connect at least one electrode being in electrical contact with said conductive portion with said snap connector.