Terminal assembly for flexible circuit strip
AssigneeTRW Inc.
InventorGeorge B. Wolfe
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Abstract
A terminal assembly (10) for terminating a flexible circuit strip (12) that has a flexible conductor (e.g., 14A) extending along the strip. The assembly includes a terminus portion (24) of the strip (12) that has a registration opening (e.g., 40A). A rigid electrical contact (e.g., 28A) has a portion (34) that is pierced into the flexible conductor (e.g., 14A) and a portion (30) that extends away from the terminus portion (24) of the strip (12). A carrier (42) has a registration projection (e.g., 46A) that extends through the registration opening (e.g., 40A) and a retainer portion (e.g., 50A) engaged with the portion (30) of the contact (e.g., 28A) that extends away from the terminus portion (24) of the strip (12) to hold the contact at an orientation relative to the terminus portion of the strip.
Claims9
A terminal assembly for a flexible circuit strip having a flexible conductor extending along the strip, said assembly comprising:
- a terminus portion of the strip having a registration opening;
- a rigid electrical contact having a portion pierced into the flexible conductor and a portion extending away from said terminus portion of the strip;
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- a carrier having a registration projection extending through said registration opening and a retainer portion engaged with the portion of said contact that extends away from said terminus portion of the strip to hold said contact at an orientation relative to said terminus portion of the strip.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.