Flexible printed circuit board
First Claim
1. A flexible printed circuit board comprising a flexible sheet having a printed circuit pattern formed of an electrically conductive material on said flexible sheet, which further comprises a fold retainer pattern formed of electrically conductive material on said flexible sheet, said fold retainer pattern on said flexible sheet being electrically isolated from said printed circuit pattern, said fold retainer pattern maintaining its folded shape once said flexible sheet is folded over.
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Abstract
A flexible printed circuit board is provided including a flexible sheet having at least one electrically conductive layer, with a printed circuit pattern and a fold retainer pattern formed in one of the electrically conductive layers. The fold retainer pattern is electrically isolated from the printed circuit pattern. The fold retainer pattern has notches that indicate where the sheet is to be folded when the flexible sheet is folded, it is held in its folded shape by the fold retainer pattern.
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20 Claims
- 1. A flexible printed circuit board comprising a flexible sheet having a printed circuit pattern formed of an electrically conductive material on said flexible sheet, which further comprises a fold retainer pattern formed of electrically conductive material on said flexible sheet, said fold retainer pattern on said flexible sheet being electrically isolated from said printed circuit pattern, said fold retainer pattern maintaining its folded shape once said flexible sheet is folded over.
- 10. A flexible circuit board comprising a flexible sheet a printed circuit pattern formed of an electrically conductive material provided on said flexible sheet, and a fold retainer pattern formed of an electrically conductive material provided on said flexible sheet, said fold retainer pattern and said printed circuit pattern being electrically isolated from each other and being folded together with said flexible sheet, when said flexible sheet is folded over.
- 18. A flexible printed circuit board comprising a flexible sheet having a printed circuit pattern and a fold retainer pattern each formed of electrically conductive material, each of said patterns being formed on said sheet, said fold retainer pattern comprising means for maintaining a folded shape of said flexible sheet, once the flexible sheet is folded over.
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