Extension electrical switch system and method of manufacture

An extension electrical switch system for connecting to electrical contacts, said switch system comprising a plurality of conductors, each of said conductors comprising a thin layer of an electrically-conductive paint disposed on a flexible, resilient film, each said conductor adapted at one location to provide a flexible connector for connecting to one of said electrical contacts, the conductors of said connectors adapted to be resiliently urged against said electrical contacts by the resilience of said flexible film and each said conductor being adapted at another location to provide an electrode of a switch, and switch connection means for electrically connecting together at least two electrodes of a pair of said conductors.

An extension electrical switch system for connecting to a plurality of electrical contacts, said system comprising a plurality of electrical conductors painted on a flexible, resilient film, said conductors forming, at or near one end, switch electrodes, and, at or near the other end, flexible, electrical connector means, said connector means portion of said conductors adapted to be placed in contact with said electrical contacts and wherein at least one portion of said connector means is separable from another portion of said connector means.

The method of manufacturing an extension electrical switch system for connecting to at least one of an electrical circuit or an electrical component, comprising forming at least one pair of elongated, electrical conductors on a flexible, dielectric film, said conductors forming at one location at least a pair of switch electrodes, providing switch connector means disposed to electrically connect at least a pair of said switch electrodes together when said switch connector means and said switch electrodes are pressed into contact with each other, and at another location, forming said conductors into flexible connector means comprised of connector pads, at least some of which connector pads and their underlying film are separable from the other of said connector pads and their underlying film and thus adapted for making separate electrical connections to said electrical circuitry or said electrical component.

The method of forming an extension electrical switch system for connecting to at least one of an electrical circuit or an electrical component, comprising forming at least one pair of elongated, electrical conductors, forming said electrical conductors into a pair of switch electrodes at one location, forming switch connector means disposed to electrically connect at least a pair of said switch electrodes together when said switch connector means and said switch electrodes are pressed into contact with each other, and forming, at another location along said electrical conductors, electrical connector means for connecting to said other electrical circuit or said electrical component, said connector means comprising said conductors formed on a flexible, resilient film and wherein said film is adapted to resiliently urge said connector means against said electrical circuitry or said electrical component.