Male connector for flat flexible circuit
First Claim
1. A male connector for electrically interconnecting conductors of a flat flexible circuit to conductors of a complementary mating connecting device without the use of conductive terminals, comprising:
- a relatively rigid male body member on which the flexible circuit is positioned with the conductors of the circuit facing away from the body member, the body member including positioning means formed integrally thereon for locating the flexible circuit relative to the body member, the positioning means comprising bosses integrally formed on the body member and adapted to be received in corresponding holes formed in the flexible circuit, and further including at least one latching member integrally formed on the body member and adapted to latchingly engage within a corresponding latch-receiving opening in the mating connecting device anda relatively yieldable backing structure of generally uniform thickness attached to the body member for resiliently biasing the conductors of the flexible circuit against the conductors of the mating connecting device when the connector is mated with the device, wherein the backing structure is formed of a different material than the body member.
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Abstract
A male connector is provided for electrically interconnecting the conductors of a flat flexible circuit to the conductors of a complementary mating connecting device. The connector includes a male body member on which the flexible circuit is positioned, with the conductors of the circuit facing away from the body member. A yieldable backing structure is disposed on the body member beneath the flexible circuit for resiliently biasing the conductors of the circuit against the conductors of the mating connecting device when the connector is mated with the device.
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12 Claims
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1. A male connector for electrically interconnecting conductors of a flat flexible circuit to conductors of a complementary mating connecting device without the use of conductive terminals, comprising:
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a relatively rigid male body member on which the flexible circuit is positioned with the conductors of the circuit facing away from the body member, the body member including positioning means formed integrally thereon for locating the flexible circuit relative to the body member, the positioning means comprising bosses integrally formed on the body member and adapted to be received in corresponding holes formed in the flexible circuit, and further including at least one latching member integrally formed on the body member and adapted to latchingly engage within a corresponding latch-receiving opening in the mating connecting device and a relatively yieldable backing structure of generally uniform thickness attached to the body member for resiliently biasing the conductors of the flexible circuit against the conductors of the mating connecting device when the connector is mated with the device, wherein the backing structure is formed of a different material than the body member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A connector assembly for removably interconnecting conductors of a first flat flexible circuit to conductors of a second flat flexible circuit without the use of conductive terminals, comprising,
a male connector including a relatively rigid male body member on which the first flexible circuit is positioned with the conductors of the circuit facing away from the body member, wherein the body member includes positioning means integrally formed thereon for locating the flexible circuit relative to the body member, the positioning means comprising bosses integrally formed on the body member and adapted to be received in corresponding holes formed in the flexible circuit, and further including at least one latching member integrally formed on the male body member a female connector including a female housing having wall means defining a cavity for receiving the second flexible circuit and a corresponding latch opening for receiving the latch member and a relatively yieldable unitarily formed backing structure of generally uniform thickness attached to one of the male body member and the female housing for resiliently biasing the conductors of the first flexible circuit against the conductors of the second flexible circuit when the male connector is mated with the female connector, wherein the backing structure is formed of a different material than the male connector and the female connector.
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