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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 1995
Filed:
May. 27, 1994
Robert M Renn, Pfafftown, NC (US);
Keith L Volz, Jamestown, NC (US);
Other;
Abstract
The invention is directed to a low profile electrical connector (10) for mounting a flexible film (60) having circuitry thereon, for electrical interconnection to a planar electronic device, such as a PCB (42), upon which the connector is to be mounted. The connector comprises an elongated dielectric housing (16) defined by essentially upper and lower parallel surfaces (18,20), a central through slot (26) for extending between the upper and lower surfaces (18,20) and end portions (22,24) for receiving an electrical interface member (62), such as an elastomeric connector known as AMPLIFLEX. Further means for mounting the housing to the planar electronic device, and means along one of the surfaces (18) for receiving a spring actuator member (14), are provided. The spring actuator member (14) comprising a stamped and formed metal member channel shaped at its ends (44,46) to slidable receive the end portions (22,24) of the dielectric housing, and a mid portion (48) having an extension (56) therefrom adapted to be deflected to effect opening of the end portions (44,46). Finally, an elastomeric connector 62, comprising an elastomeric core having a flexible film wrapped thereabout, where the film includes electrical circuitry thereon, positioned within the central through slot (26) to electrically interconnect the flexible film (60) disposed within the low profile connector to the planar electronic device (42).