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Trigger unit for a wearable data acquisition device

US7871006B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 29, 2006
Grant dateJan 18, 2011
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Expiry dateJan 4, 2029

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06K7/10891
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A detachable trigger unit for a wearable device (e.g., a wearable data acquisition device) includes (i) a trigger housing having a triggering mechanism for engaging a housing unit of the device; (ii) a strap housing detachably coupled to the trigger housing; and (iii) a protective membrane coupled to the strap housing and protecting a body part of a user. The trigger housing includes a first connector for receiving a corresponding second connector of the housing unit. The housing unit is rotatable about an axis substantially perpendicular to a bottom surface thereof.

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