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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 1991
Filed:
Aug. 16, 1990
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kate Lazenby, Chandlers Ford, GB;
Allen R Cox, Chandlers Ford, GB;
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
361386 ; 357 79 ; 357 81 ; 361388 ; 361398 ; 361417 ;
Abstract
Described is a flexible electrical assembly comprising a TAB device mounted on one surface of a flexible printed circuit board, a heat sink with a set of crimping members thereon mounted on an opposite surface of the printed circuit board and a protective cover with attachment holes therein positioned above the TAB device. The protective cover is mounted so that the holes are aligned with similar ones in the printed circuit board. The crimping members are inserted through the holes and are folded onto the protective cover to form a unified structure.