Patent ID: 7956303

Claim:
An apparatus, comprising: a seamless protective covering; an electronics module at least partially disposed within the protective covering; a pair of electrodes disposed within the protective covering, the pair of electrodes electrically connected to the electronics module, wherein the electrodes and electronics module are embedded within the protective covering, which is integrally molded therearound; and a plurality of spacing structures disposed between the electrodes, the spacing structures formed entirely from a single resilient material, the spacing structures configured to maintain a spacing distance between the electrodes when unloaded and allow the electrodes to contact each other when loaded, the spacing structures being further configured to reduce dead spots, wherein the electronics module is configured to communicate an electrode loading condition with an end device, wherein, with a loaded electrode condition, the end device is configured to initiate a software application, and, with an unloaded electrode condition, the end device is configured to terminate the software application, wherein the software application is configured to run only with the loaded electrode condition.