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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 1994
Filed:
Nov. 15, 1993
Michael J McKee, New Cumberland, PA (US);
Joseph M Pawlikowski, Lancaster, PA (US);
The Whitaker Corporation, Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
The jumper cable assembly 10 in accordance with the invention includes at least a first layer 12 of insulating film, an array of electrical conductors 20, each having first and second connecting portions 22,24 at opposed ends thereof and a fusible electrically conductive material disposed on the connecting portions 22,24. Each conductor 20 is formed from a first conductive layer 26 having high electrical resistance and high magnetic permeability, and a second conductive layer 28 integrally joined thereto, the second layer having low electrical resistance and minimal magnetic permeability. Each of the conductors 20 defines a heater body. Upon disposing the corresponding arrays of the first and second connecting portions 22,24 over corresponding contact pads 54,64 of the first and second electrical articles 50,60 and upon subjecting the heater bodies to the constant current of known frequency, each heater body generates and transfers sufficient thermal energy to the connecting portions to melt the fusible material thereby effecting electrical and mechanical interconnection.