Patent ID: 7154071

Claim:
A device for transmitting an electric signal detected by contact with the skin surface of the wearer to an evaluating unit, the device comprising: a stack of at least two layers of clothing with an electric line connection through each of the layers of clothing, said layers of clothing including a lowermost layer of the clothing adjacent to the skin of the wearer and one or more additional layer of the clothing; an electrode contacting the skin surface of the body of the wearer of the clothing, said lowermost layer of the clothing being provided with said electrode; an electrically conductive surface on a side of said lowermost layer of the clothing facing away from the skin surface; an electrically conductive surface on an underside of each said one or more additional layer of the clothing; and an electrically conductive surface on a top side of each said one or more additional layer of the clothing; a carrying belt led over the stack of said layers of clothing; a belt electrically conductive surface, said carrying belt provided with said belt electrically conductive surface facing a topmost layer of clothing; an evaluating unit; and an electric line connecting said belt electrically conductive surface with said evaluating unit.