公开(公告)号：US20230008099A1

公开(公告)日：2023-01-12

申请号：US17840508

申请日：2022-06-14

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Daniel A Podhajny ,  Linda D Benavente-Notaro

IPC: D03D1/00 ,  D04B21/14

Abstract: One or more electrical components may be incorporated into a fabric seam. The fabric seam may join two pieces of material in a fabric item or may form the border of a fabric item. The fabric seam may include first and second fabric portions with one or more conductive strands extending between the first and second fabric portions. An electrical component may be coupled to the conductive strand. The fabric seam may have one or more side pockets for capturing the edge of a material such as a piece of fabric. The fabric seam may have gaps that allow conductive strands within the fabric seam to branch off in different directions. Openings may be incorporated in the fabric seam to allow air or light to pass through and/or to form a window for an electrical component in the fabric seam.