Electrical connectors for flat flexible circuitry with yieldable backing structure
First Claim
1. A female connector for electrically interconnecting conductors of a flat flexible circuit to conductors of a complementary mating connecting device, comprising:
- a female housing having wall means defining a cavity for receiving the flexible circuit, the wall means including wall portions which are relatively movable between an open condition allowing a yieldable backing structure to be molded on a cavity-side of at least one of the wall portions and a closed condition defining said cavity,wherein said female housing is generally U-shaped and includes a pair of side wall portions defining opposite sides of the cavity and a rear wall portion defining a rear of the cavity, said rear wall portion including a slot through which the flat flexible circuit passes; and
a yieldable molded-in-place backing structure on said cavity-side of the at least one wall portion for resiliently biasing the conductors of the flexible circuit received in the cavity against the conductors of the mating connecting device when the connector is mated with the device.
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Abstract
A female connector is adapted for electrically interconnecting the conductors of a flat flexible circuit to the conductors of a complementary mating connecting device. The connector includes a female housing having wall portions defining a cavity for receiving the flexible circuit. The wall portions are relatively movable between an open condition allowing a yieldable backing structure to be assembled on a cavity-side of at least one of the wall portions and a closed condition defining the cavity. The yieldable backing structure resiliently biases the conductors of the flexible circuit received in the cavity against the conductors of the mating connecting device when the connector is mated with the device.
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27 Claims
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1. A female connector for electrically interconnecting conductors of a flat flexible circuit to conductors of a complementary mating connecting device, comprising:
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a female housing having wall means defining a cavity for receiving the flexible circuit, the wall means including wall portions which are relatively movable between an open condition allowing a yieldable backing structure to be molded on a cavity-side of at least one of the wall portions and a closed condition defining said cavity, wherein said female housing is generally U-shaped and includes a pair of side wall portions defining opposite sides of the cavity and a rear wall portion defining a rear of the cavity, said rear wall portion including a slot through which the flat flexible circuit passes; and a yieldable molded-in-place backing structure on said cavity-side of the at least one wall portion for resiliently biasing the conductors of the flexible circuit received in the cavity against the conductors of the mating connecting device when the connector is mated with the device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A female connector for electrically interconnecting conductors of a flat flexible circuit to conductors of a complementary mating connecting device, comprising:
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a female housing having wall portions defining a cavity for receiving the flexible circuit, with the wall portions being relatively movable between an open condition allowing a yieldable backing structure to be assembled on a cavity-side of at least one of the wall portions and a closed condition defining said cavity, wherein said female housing is generally U-shaped and includes a pair of side wall portions defining opposite sides of the cavity and a rear wall portion defining a rear of the cavity, said rear wall portion including a slot through which the flat flexible circuit passes; and a yieldable backing structure on said cavity-side of the at least one wall portion for resiliently biasing the conductors of the flexible circuit received in the cavity against the conductors of the mating connecting device when the connector is mated with the device. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A female connector for electrically interconnecting conductors of a flat flexible circuit to conductors of a complementary mating connecting device, comprising:
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a female housing having wall portions defining a cavity for receiving the flexible circuit wherein said female housing is generally U-shaped and includes a pair of side wall portions defining opposite sides of the cavity and a rear wall portion defining a rear of the cavity, said rear portion including a slot through which the flat flexible circuit passes; and a yieldable molded-in-place backing structure on a cavity-side of at least one of the wall portions for resiliently biasing the conductors of the flexible circuit received in the cavity against the conductors of the mating connecting device when the connector is mated with the device. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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25. A connector assembly for electrically interconnecting conductors of a flat flexible circuit to conductors of a complementary mating connecting device, comprising:
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a female connector including a female housing having wall means defining a cavity for receiving the flexible circuit, the wall means including wall portions which are relatively movable between an open condition allowing a yieldable backing structure to be molded on a cavity-side of at least one of the wall portions and a closed condition defining said cavity, and a yieldable molded-in-place backing structure on said cavity-side of the at least one wall portion for resiliently biasing the conductors of the flexible circuit received in the cavity against the conductors of the mating connecting device when the connector is mated with the device; and a male connector mounting a second flat flexible circuit, the male connector being adapted for insertion into the cavity of the female connector and engaging conductors of the second flat flexible circuit with the conductors of the flexible circuit received in said cavity.
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26. A connector assembly for electrically interconnecting conductors of a flat flexible circuit to conductors of a complementary mating connecting device, comprising:
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a female connector including a female housing having wall portions defining a cavity for receiving the flexible circuit, with the wall portions being relatively movable between an open condition allowing a yieldable backing structure to be assembled on a cavity-side of at least one of the wall portions and a closed condition defining said cavity, and a yieldable backing structure on said cavity-side of the at least one wall portion for resiliently biasing the conductors of the flexible circuit received in the cavity against the conductors of the mating connecting device when the connector is mated with the device; and a male connector mounting a second flat flexible circuit, the male connector being adapted for insertion into the cavity of the female connector and engaging conductors of the second flat flexible circuit with the conductors of the flexible circuit received in said cavity.
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27. A connector assembly for electrically interconnecting conductors of a flat flexible circuit to conductors of a complementary mating connecting device, comprising:
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a female connector including a female housing having wall portions defining a cavity for receiving the flexible circuit and a yieldable molded-in-place backing structure on a cavity-side of at least one of the wall portions for resiliently biasing the conductors of the flexible circuit received in the cavity against the conductors of the mating connecting device when the connector is mated with the device; and a male connector mounting a second flat flexible circuit, the male connector being adapted for insertion into the cavity of the female connector and engaging conductors of the second flat flexible circuit with the conductors of the flexible circuit received in said cavity.
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