Gm Global Technolgoy Operations, Inc.

Ronald E Daum

Gary C Detter

Andrew M Spisak

An electrical terminal is attached to a flexible printed circuit by an attachment means which is in the form of a crimp ferrule which comprises an elongated web which has a plurality of raised convex domes which cooperate with sets of crimp tabs integrally attached at the longitudinal sides of the elongated web. These raised convex domes are set in a pattern with respect to the crimp tabs so that the flexible printed circuit is forced to weave through the crimp ferrule when the crimp tabs are curled or crimped over the flexible printed circuit. This establishes several good and stable electrical contacts between the flexible printed circuit and the crimp ferrule and forces the flexible printed circuit to weave through the attached crimp ferrule to provide a strain relief for the several electrical contacts.

Electrical terminal for flexible printed circuits

An electrical connector for printed circuits comprises a dielectric connector body and a plurality of sinuous contact strips which have clip portions which are disposed in a socket portion of the connector body for detachable connection to an end tab of a printed circuit board inserted into the socket portion and elongated portions which are associated with a trailing attachment portion of the connector body for permanent connection to a flexible printed circuit by crimped spliced ferrules.

Electrical connector for printed circuits

A header connector and attachment thereof to a flexible printed circuit substrate having a plurality of exposed circuit end segments. The header connector includes a connector having a plurality of bores therethrough and an outrigger rigidly attached to the connector in parallel, laterally spaced relation so that an open span is defined between the connector and the outrigger. Male pin terminals have long leg portions wedged into the bores in the connector and have short leg portions bent at about 90.degree. to the long leg portions. The short leg portions extend across the open span to the outrigger and are received in slots in the outrigger which align the short leg portions parallel to each other. Projections on the outrigger at opposite ends thereof are received in apertures in the substrate so that the connector and outrigger are aligned on the substrate. Splice clips are inserted into the substrate from below the open span and include tabs which are crimped around respective ones of the short leg portions so that the substrate and circuit end segments are pressed against the short leg portions.

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Ronald E Daum