Flexible printed circuit board arrangement

A flexible printed circuit board arrangement comprising:

• a first circuit board including a first flexible cable, a first end of the first flexible cable disposed within the first circuit board, a second end of the first flexible cable connected to a first fastener tape comprising a first plurality of electrically conductive coupling elements and a first plurality of non-electrically conductive coupling elements;
• a second circuit board including a second flexible cable, a first end of the second flexible cable disposed within the second circuit board, a second end of the second flexible cable connected to a second fastener tape comprising a second plurality of electrically conductive coupling elements and a second plurality of non-electrically conductive coupling elements;
• at least one first electrical interface disposed on the first flexible cable, a first end of the at least one first electrical interface disposed within the first circuit board and a second end of the at least one first electrical interface surrounded by one of the first plurality of electrically conductive coupling elements;
• at least one second electrical interface disposed on the second flexible cable, a first end of the at least one second electrical interface disposed within the second circuit board and a second end of the at least one second electrical interface surrounded by one of the second plurality of electrically conductive coupling elements;
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• a slider couplable to the first fastener tape and the second fastener tape for reversibly interleaving and interlocking the first plurality of electrically conductive and non-electrically conductive coupling elements with their corresponding second plurality of electrically conductive and non-electrically conductive elements,
• wherein the interleaved and interlocked first and second plurality of electrically conductive coupling elements form a plurality of conductive-bridges that electrically couple the first and second circuit boards.

A method of assembling a flexible printed circuit board arrangement comprising:

• attaching a first fastener tape to a first flexible cable of a first electronic board, a first end of the first flexible cable disposed within the first electronic board;
• connecting a first plurality of electrically conductive coupling elements and non-electrically conductive coupling elements to the first fastener tape and to a second end of the first flexible cable;
• attaching a second fastener tape to a second flexible cable of a second electronic board, a first end of the second flexible cable disposed within the second electronic board;
• connecting a second plurality of electrically conductive coupling elements and non-electrically conductive coupling elements to the second fastener tape and to a second end of the second flexible cable;
• at least one first electrical interface disposed on the first flexible cable, a first end of the at least one first electrical interface disposed within the first circuit board and a second end of the at least one first electrical interface surrounded by one of the first plurality of electrically conductive coupling elements;
• at least one second electrical interface disposed on the second flexible cable, a first end of the at least one second electrical interface disposed within the second circuit board and a second end of the at least one second electrical interface surrounded by one of the second plurality of electrically conductive coupling elements;
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• attaching a slider to a longitudinal end on both of the first and the second fastener tapes and sliding the slider to reversibly interleave and interlock the first plurality of electrically conductive coupling elements with the second plurality of electrically conductive coupling elements.