Stackable flat conductor cable connector assembly

A stackable flat conductor cable connector assembly comprising:

• a flat conductor cable having a plurality of uniformly spaced electrical contacts extending from one end thereof, with the width of the flat conductor cable adjacent said contacts being tapered relative to the remainder of the flat conductor cable;
• a generally planar insulator block having a housing portion and a tongue portion, said housing portion receiving said electrical contacts and including a corresponding plurality of apertures therein, said tongue portion including a plurality of upstanding partitions dividing said tongue portion into a plurality of compartments corresponding in number to the number of uniformly spaced electrical contacts of the flat conductor cable, said tongue portion being contiguous to said tapered portion of the flat conductor cable and being of a width corresponding to the width of the tapered portion of said flat conductor cable;
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• strain relief holding means securing said flat conductor cable to said tongue portion of said insulator block in such manner that the total width of the flat conductor cable connector assembly is equal to or less than the width of said housing portion whereby a plurality of said flat conductor cable connector assemblies may be stacked in a generally aligned, planar array, with the spacing between the apertures of adjacent flat conductor cable connector assemblies substantially corresponding to the uniform spacing between apertures in the housing portion of each insulator block.

A stackable flat conductor cable connector assembly comprising:

• a flat conductor cable terminated at one end with a plurality of uniformly spaced electrical contacts, with the width of the flat conductor cable at the terminated end thereof being of reduced width relative to the remainder of the flat conductor cable;
• a generally planar insulator block having a housing portion and a tongue portion, said housing portion including a plurality of internal partitions dividing said housing portion into a plurality of compartments respectively corresponding in number and spacing to said plurality of contacts of the flat conductor cable, said contacts being respectively received within said compartments, said housing portion including a corresponding plurality of apertures therein, with said tongue portion being contiguous to said reduced width portion of the flat conductor cable and being a width corresponding to the width of the terminated portion of said flat conductor assembly;
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• adhesive tape securing said terminated end of the flat conductor cable to said tongue portion of the insulator block in such manner that the total width of the flat conductor cable connector assembly is equal to or less than the width of said housing portion whereby a plurality of said flat conductor cable connector assemblies may be stacked in a generally aligned, planar array, with the spacing between the apertures of the adjacent flat conductor cable connector assemblies substantially corresponding to the uniform spacing between apertures in the housing portion of each insulator block.