Electrical connector system for shielded flat flexible circuitry
First Claim
1. A connector system for electrically interconnecting the conductors of a shielded flat flexible circuit to the conductors of a complementary mating connecting device, comprisinga connector body member for positioning the flat flexible circuit thereon, the body member being conductive and including at least one projection;
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Abstract
A connector system for terminating a shielded flat flexible circuit includes a connector body member on which the circuit is positionable. The body member is conductive and includes at least one projection. A flat flexible circuit includes a plurality of signal conductors and at least one grounding conductor. The circuit includes a hole for receiving the projection of the body member in engagement with the grounding conductor to thereby common the grounding conductor with the conductive connector body member.
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1. A connector system for electrically interconnecting the conductors of a shielded flat flexible circuit to the conductors of a complementary mating connecting device, comprising
a connector body member for positioning the flat flexible circuit thereon, the body member being conductive and including at least one projection; - and
a flat flexible circuit positionable on the body member and including a plurality of signal conductors and at least one grounding conductor, with a hole in the circuit for receiving said projection in engagement with the grounding conductor and to thereby common the grounding conductor with the conductive connector body member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A connector system for electrically interconnecting the conductors of a shielded flat flexible circuit to the conductors of a complementary mating connecting device, comprising:
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a connector body member for positioning the flat flexible circuit thereon, the body member being conductive and including at least one projection extending away from the body member; and a flat flexible circuit positionable on the body member and including a flat flexible insulating substrate, a plurality of signal conductors disposed on one side of the substrate facing away from the body member, at least one grounding conductor disposed on an opposite side of the substrate facing the body member, and a hole in the circuit for receiving said projection in engagement with the grounding conductor and to thereby common the grounding conductor with the conductive connector body member. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A connector system for electrically interconnecting the conductors of a shielded flat flexible circuit to the conductors of a complementary mating connecting device, comprising:
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a connector body member for positioning the flat flexible circuit thereon, the body member being conductive; a flat flexible circuit positionable on the body member and including a plurality of signal conductors and at least one grounding conductor all on the same side of the circuit, with the signal conductors facing away from the body member for engaging the conductors of the complementary mating connecting device, and a hole in the circuit in the vicinity of the grounding conductor; and a projection on the connector body member remote from the signal conductors for projecting through said hole and into engagement with the grounding conductor, to thereby common the grounding conductor and the conductive connector body member. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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