Mounting of electronic components on substrates

A method for mounting electronic components, such as capacitors having first and second conductive sides, to a flat flexible insulating substrate having conductive material thereon, comprising the steps of:

• forming a tongue on the flexible substrate and defining an integral hinge portion of the substrate about which the tongue can be bent;
• attaching one conductive side of the electronic component to said tongue;
• and
• bending said tongue about the integral hinge portion to move the tongue out of the plane of the substrate and thereby move the electronic component therewith to one side of the substrate.

A method for mounting electronic components such as capacitors having two conductive sides, to a flat insulating substrate having conductive material thereon, comprising the steps of:

• cutting a generally U-shaped slot in the substrate;
• attaching an electronic component to the substrate with one conductive side of the component in electrical connecting with said conductive material outside the U-shaped slot and with the other conductive side of the component in electrical connection with the conductive material inside the U-shaped slot;
• cutting the U-shaped slot further to form a closed slot surrounding said other side of the electronic component thereby isolating the other conductive side from the one side of the electronic component and the conductive material to which the component is attached;
• forming aperture means in the substrate within the closed slot;
• and
• inserting an electrical terminal through the aperture means for electrical connection to said other conductive side of the electronic component through the medium of the conductive material on the substrate within the closed slot.

A method for mounting electronic components, such as capacitors having two opposite conductive sides, to a flat insulating substrate having conductive material thereon, comprising the steps of:

• cutting a slot in the substrate;
• attaching an electronic component to the substrate with opposite conductive sides of the component in electrical connection with said conductive material on opposite sides of said slot;
• further cutting said slot into a closed configuration defining an isolated portion of the substrate 360.degree. about one conductive side of the electronic component;
• and
• attaching a terminal to the conductive material on said isolated portion of the substrate.

An electrical device, comprising:

• a flat flexible insulating substrate having conductive material thereon and closed slot in the substrate defining an isolated portion thereof;
• an electronic component attached to the substrate with one conductive side of the component electrically connected to the conductive material inside the closed slot and the other conductive side of the electronic component electrically connected to the conductive material outside the closed slot;
• and
• a terminal electrically attached to the conductive material of the substrate inside the closed slot.