Hand covering with conductive portion
View Patent ↗Hand coverings having a conductive portion are described herein. In some embodiments, a hand covering includes a shell defining an opening. A conductive membrane can project through the opening, such that a first portion of the conductive membrane disposed outside the shell is operable to interact with an interface of an electronic device. A second portion of the conductive membrane can be disposed inside the shell. Some embodiments described herein further include a second conductive membrane disposed within the shell and coupled to the first conductive membrane.
1. An apparatus, comprising:
a shell configured to cover at least a portion of a hand;
a first conductive membrane coupled to the shell, a first portion of the first conductive membrane projecting through an opening of the shell and configured to interact with an interface of an electronic device, a second portion of the first conductive membrane disposed between the shell and the hand when the shell covers the hand; and
a second conductive membrane, the second conductive membrane electrically coupled to the first conductive membrane and disposed between the shell and the hand when the shell covers the hand.
2. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:
an insert disposed between at least a portion of the first conductive membrane and at least a portion of the second conductive membrane.
3. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the first conductive membrane is coupled to the shell.
4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the shell defines an interior volume, the apparatus further comprising:
a liner disposed within the interior volume, the second conductive membrane being coupled to the liner.
5. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the shell defines an interior volume, the apparatus further comprising:
an insulating layer disposed within the interior volume;
a liner disposed within the interior volume, the insulating layer of material being disposed between at least a portion of the shell and the liner; and
a third conductive membrane, the third conductive membrane coupled to the liner, the second conductive membrane electrically coupled to the third conductive membrane.
6. The apparatus of claim 5 , wherein a first portion of the second conductive membrane projects through an opening of the insulating layer, electrically coupling the second conductive membrane with the third conductive membrane, a second portion of the second conductive membrane disposed between the insulating layer and the shell.
7. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the first conductive membrane and the second conductive membrane are fixedly coupled and the second conductive membrane and the third conductive membrane are moveably coupled.
8. The apparatus of claim 5 , further comprising:
a non-conductive insert disposed between at least a portion of the first conductive membrane and at least a portion of the second conductive membrane.
9. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the opening of the shell is substantially aligned with the opening of the insulating layer.
10. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the opening of the shell has a size different than a size of the opening of the insulating layer.
11. The apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the insulating layer is a first insulating layer, the apparatus further comprising:
a second insulating layer disposed between the first insulating layer and the liner.
12. An apparatus, comprising:
a shell configured to cover a hand and defining a finger receptacle;
a liner disposed within the finger receptacle;
a first conductive membrane coupled to the shell, a first portion of the first conductive membrane projecting through an opening of the shell, a second portion of the first conductive membrane disposed between the shell and the liner; and
a second conductive membrane in electrical contact with the first conductive membrane, the second conductive membrane coupled to the liner.
13. The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein at least one of the first conductive membrane or the second conductive membrane is flexible.
14. The apparatus of claim 12 , further comprising:
a third conductive membrane in contact with the second conductive membrane.
15. The apparatus of claim 12 , further comprising:
an insulating layer disposed between the shell and the liner; and
a third conductive membrane coupled to the insulating layer.
16. A apparatus comprising:
a shell configured to cover a hand including a finger receptacle, the shell defining an opening;
a liner disposed within the shell;
a flexible conductive membrane coupled to the finger receptacle, a first portion of the flexible conductive membrane configured to be electrically coupled, via the opening, to an interface of an electronic device disposed outside the shell, a second portion of the flexible conductive membrane disposed between the shell and the hand when the shell covers the hand; and
an insert disposed between the flexible conductive membrane and the liner.
17. The apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the flexible conductive material is stitched to the shell and to the liner.
18. The apparatus of claim 16 , wherein at least a portion of the liner is conductive.
19. The apparatus of claim 16 , wherein a thickness of the shell of the finger receptacle is less than a thickness of the shell of the rest of the apparatus.
20. The apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the shell is waterproof.