Patent ID: 6942496

Claim:
A multiple-contact woven connector comprising: a weave having a plurality of fibers and at least one conductor woven with the plurality of fibers, the at least one conductor having a plurality of peaks and valleys along a length thereof; wherein the at least one conductor has a plurality of contact points positioned along the length of the at least one conductor, such that when the at least one conductor engages a conductor of a mating connector element, at least some of the plurality of contact points provide an electrical connection between the at least one conductor of the multiple-contact woven connector and the conductor of the mating connector element; and wherein, upon sliding the conductor of the mating connector element relative to the weave during engagement of the woven connector and the mating connector element, at least some of the plurality fibers are tensioned, thereby providing a contact force between at least some of the plurality of contact points of the at least one conductor of the multiple-contact woven connector and the conductor of the mating connector element.