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US 2010/0248507 A1Published application
Conductive hook and loop attachment for a printed circuit board
AssigneeKimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
InventorsThomas Michael Ales, Davis-Dang Hoang Nhan
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Abstract
The present disclosure is directed to conductive connector attachments for use in electrically connecting printed circuit boards to absorbent products such as diapers, training pants, incontinence products, feminine hygiene products, and the like. Specifically, various configurations and methods of securely attaching conventional conductive hook and loop attachments to printed circuit boards are disclosed.
Claims19
A conductive connector attachment for a printed circuit board comprising:
- a conductive hook material, wherein the hook material comprises multiple hooks on each of a contact side and a non-contact side, wherein the contact side and non-contact side are opposing sides, and wherein the multiple hooks on the non-contact side are from about 1 micron to about 5 millimeters in length;
- a printed circuit board;
- a solder material, wherein the solder material electrically connects the hooks of the non-contact side of the conductive hook material to the printed circuit board;
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- a conductive loop material that is compatible with the contact side of the conductive hook material.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.