Electrical Snap Patch Fits Wearable Computers

The Electrical Snap Patch Connectors (ESPs) can be sewn into clothing and technology garments to allow extensions of connectivity to wearable computers and peripherals. Targeting audio applications, the company's headphone headband, which integrates speakers within a fleece headband is attached with an ESP, The connectors have three contact snaps on a 3" x 1.5" fabric base. A molded custom cable assembly that maintains suitable spring tension snaps into the connector.