Athletic band with removable module

US10362813B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• NIKE, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Jamian R. Cobbett · Portland, US
• Monica Judge · Portland, US
• Summer L. Schneider · Portland, US
• Ariana Manesh · Portland, US
• Simon Quay · Portland, US
• Bill Webb · San Francisco, US
• Quinn Jerome Odette Fitzgerald · San Francisco, US
• Kevin C. Sze · Portland, US
• Russ Watt · Portland, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 19, 2015
• Grant date: Jul 30, 2019
• Expiry date: Nov 19, 2035

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B29L2031/48
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A band includes a tubular body defining a central passage, where the tubular body is configured to be worn on a user's body such that a portion of the user's body is received in the central passage, and a housing formed of a polymer material and connected to the tubular body. The housing defines a cavity and an access opening providing access to the cavity, and the housing is configured to removably receive an electronic module in the cavity through the access opening. The housing further includes a slot in communication with the cavity, with the slot configured to permit passage of moisture away from the housing. The sides of the tubular body may also define a slope that is from 0-0.75.