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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2008
Filed:
Jan. 24, 2007
Eric O. Eriksson, Glenview, IL (US);
Eric O. Eriksson, Glenview, IL (US);
iLight Technologies, Inc., Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A circuit board for receiving and operably connecting a plurality of electrical components generally comprises: a flexible substrate of a predetermined length and having a first lateral edge and a second lateral edge; a conductive trace applied to the flexible substrate; and a plurality of integral tabs arrayed along the first lateral edge, one or more electrical components being operably connected to the conductive trace at a respective tab, and wherein each tab can be manipulated from a first position in which the tab is aligned with the remainder of the substrate to a second position in which the tab is oriented at an angle relative to the remainder of the substrate.