Electrostatic Discharge Protection Assembly

Abstract

An electrostatic discharge protection assembly includes a shirt that is worn on a user when the user is working with electronic equipment which is sensitive to electrostatic discharge. A set of first insulators is provided and each of the first insulators is woven into fabric of the shirt. Each of the first insulators is comprised of an electrically capacitive material to absorb static electrical energy in the user's body. A set of second insulators is provided and each of the second set of insulators is woven into fabric of the shirt. Each of the second insulators is comprised of an electrically insulating material. Thus, the second insulators inhibit electrical communication between the electronic device and the first insulators. In this way the potential for electrostatic discharge between the user and the electronic device is reduced.

I claim: 
     
         1 . An electrostatic discharge protection assembly being configured to inhibit electrostatic discharge between a user and an electronic device, said assembly comprising:
 a shirt being worn on a user when the user is working with electronic equipment that is sensitive to electrostatic discharge;   a set of first insulators, each of said first insulators being woven into fabric of said shirt, each of said first insulators being comprised of an electrically capacitive material wherein each of said first insulators is configured to absorb static electrical energy in the user's body; and   a set of second insulators, each of said second set of insulators being woven into fabric of said shirt, each of said second insulators being comprised of an electrically insulating material wherein each of said second insulators is configured to inhibit electrical communication between the electronic device and said first insulators thereby reducing the potential for electrostatic discharge between the user and the electronic device.   
     
     
         2 . The assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein said shirt has a body portion and a pair of sleeves, said body portion having a bottom edge, each of said sleeves having a cuff and an elbow, said shirt having an inside surface and an outside surface. 
     
     
         3 . The assembly according to  claim 2 , wherein each of said first insulators is integrated into said inside surface of said shirt wherein each of said first insulators is configured to be in electrical communication with the user's body when said shirt is worn. 
     
     
         4 . The assembly according to  claim 3 , wherein said first set of insulators is distributed around said bottom edge of said body portion, said first set of insulators being distributed around said cuff of each of said sleeves, said first set of insulators being distributed on said elbow of each of said sleeves. 
     
     
         5 . The assembly according to  claim 2 , wherein each of said second insulators is integrated into said outside surface of said shirt wherein each of said second insulators is configured to be in electrical communication with the electronic equipment when the electronic equipment touches said shirt. 
     
     
         6 . The assembly according to  claim 5 , wherein said second set of insulators is distributed around said bottom edge of said body portion, said second set of insulators being distributed around said cuff of each of said sleeves, said second set of insulators being distributed on said elbow of each of said sleeves. 
     
     
         7 . An electrostatic discharge protection assembly being configured to inhibit electrostatic discharge between a user and an electronic device, said assembly comprising:
 a shirt being worn on a user when the user is working with electronic equipment that is sensitive to electrostatic discharge, said shirt having a body portion and a pair of sleeves, said body portion having a bottom edge, each of said sleeves having a cuff and an elbow, said shirt having an inside surface and an outside surface;   a set of first insulators, each of said first insulators being woven into fabric of said shirt, each of said first insulators being integrated into said inside surface of said shirt wherein each of said first insulators is configured to be in electrical communication with the user's body when said shirt is worn, each of said first insulators being comprised of an electrically capacitive material wherein each of said first insulators is configure to absorb static electrical energy in the user's body, said first set of insulators being distributed around said bottom edge of said body portion, said first set of insulators being distributed around said cuff of each of said sleeves, said first set of insulators being distributed on said elbow of each of said sleeves; and   a set of second insulators, each of said second set of insulators being woven into fabric of said shirt, each of said second insulators being integrated into said outside surface of said shirt wherein each of said second insulators is configured to be in electrical communication with the electronic equipment when the electronic equipment touches said shirt, each of said second insulators being comprised of an electrically insulating material wherein each of said second insulators is configured to inhibit electrical communication between the electronic device and said first insulators thereby reducing the potential for electrostatic discharge between the user and the electronic device, said second set of insulators being distributed around said bottom edge of said body portion, said second set of insulators being distributed around said cuff of each of said sleeves, said second set of insulators being distributed on said elbow of each of said sleeves.   
     
     
         8 . The assembly according to  claim 7 , wherein said set of first insulators is distributed over an entirety of said body portion and each of said sleeves. 
     
     
         9 . The assembly according to  claim 7 , further comprising said set of second insulators is distributed over an entirety of said body portion and each of said sleeves.