The Whitaker Corporation

Precision Interconnect, Inc.

Laurence A Daane

Hans Arie Blom

Paul A Wheatcraft

Scott S Corbett, Iii

Paul C Sprunger

Roy W Fox, Jr

David F Miller

An interconnection mechanism (1) for electrically connecting circuit paths (2) on respective flexible printed circuits (3) has clamping jaws (4, 5) to clamp a stack (6) of overlapped flexible printed circuits (3) that are in fixed registration on said mechanism (1), the clamping jaws (4, 5) having directly opposed, raised surfaces (14, 15) forcing said circuit paths (2) between the surfaces (14, 15) to engage at multiple spaced locations.

Interconnection mechanism for flexible printed circuits

A connector for electrically and mechanically interconnecting multiple pairs of small coaxial conductor pairs includes a shield bus layer and signal conductor traces on opposite sides of a flexible dielectric substrate. Terminal portions of the signal conductor traces span an opening through the connector giving access to each signal conductor trace for soldering the traces to arrayed terminals on a circuit assembly, and are located accurately, so that mass soldering techniques can be utilized, with the connector located with respect to the circuit assembly by registration pins and holes. Portions of the shield bus are exposed to be soldered to a respective terminal on a circuit assembly, and to allow the shield conductors of the coaxial pairs to be soldered to the shield bus layer. Thermal breaks are defined in the shield bus layer to protect soldered junctions between the signal conductor traces and the signal conductors of coaxial pairs and the terminals of the circuit assembly. Solder verification holes are provided in the shield bus terminal zone to verify adequate, suitable, satisfactory connection.

Electrical connector for interconnecting coaxial conductor pairs with an

A carrier, or transfer frame, includes a pair of support portions located on opposite sides of an opening defined by the frame to receive portions of individual conductors of a cable, with the conductors extending across the opening and held in desired positions relative to each other during transportation prior to installation in an electrical circuit. Each conductor is connected electrically to a respective test contact pad of electrically conductive material located on one of the support portions. The transfer frame is placed and held in a desired position adjacent a circuit while the conductors are soldered, with access to the individual conductors, including shield conductors, being gained through the opening defined by the transfer frame.

Termination of multi-conductor electrical cables

A connector system for interconnecting single or multiple pairs of flex circuits. A single pair of clamping bodies interconnects the respective ones of multiple pairs of electrical conductors in the form of conductor traces carried on respective pairs of flexible substrates, by pressing the flex circuits together between slender fluid-filled flexible bladders held in channels defined in the confronting sides of the clamping bodies. Alignment pins keep the flex circuits and clamping bodies aligned properly with each other, and alignment portions of the flex circuits correspond in thickness to that of the electrically interconnecting portions, to keep the flex circuits and clamping bodies parallel with each other. The clamping bodies are urged toward one another by clamping screws.

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Sherwood, OR, United States of America

Laurence A Daane