Patterned laminar electrical interconnection
OwnerFrederick A. Westinventor
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Abstract
Patterned laminar electrical interconnection, such as in the form of wiring harness, preferably including integrally formed end connectors, and made of individual patterned electrically conductive laminae, each lamina having electrically conductive portions and non-conductive portions contiguous side-by-side from end-to-end thereof, and being respectively substantially homogeneous electrically through the lamina thickness face-to-face. Like and/or unlike laminae are juxtaposed and bonded together face-to-face for overtly three-dimensional interconnecting laminated structures.
Claims15
Laminate of a plurality of patterned electrically conductive laminae bonded face-to-face, comprising
- individual patterned electrically conductive laminae,
- each lamina having non-conductive portions and conductive portions mutually contiguous side-by-side,
- some conductive portions as well as the non-conductive portions thereof being substantially homogeneous electrically the thickness of the lamina from face-to-face thereof and substantially continuous from one end of the lamina to another end thereof,
- the plurality of face-to-face bonded laminae together being configured as a substantially three-dimensional conductor of electrical signals from end-to-end and adapted at one end to fit into an opening in electrical receptacle means and thereby to interconnect electrically a portion of each lamina to circuit means within the receptacle.
Wiring harness, comprising
- a laminate of patterned electrically conductive laminae bonded face-to-face, each lamina having electrically conductive portions and non-conductive portions contiguous side-by-side from end-to-end thereof, and being respectively substantially homogeneous electrically through the lamina thickness face-to-face,
- the laminate being configured stepwise at an end thereof complementarily to the configuration of another patterned electrical structure with which electrical interconnection is desired, and thereby adapted to make plugging connection connection therewith.
Plug-in electrical connector comprising
- a laminate of patterned electrically conductive laminae, each lamina having electrically conductive portions and non-conductive portions contiguous side-by-side and respectively substantially homogeneous electrically through the lamina thickness face-to-face,
- the laminate protruding stepwise at an end thereof in form complementary to the configuration of a patterned electrically receptacle structure with which electrical interconnection is desired, and so adapted to make plugging connection with said electrical receptacle structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.