Patent ID: 9746879
Date: 2017-08-29
CPC Classifications: G06F,H01R,H05K

Claim:
1. An electrical circuit comprising: a rigid printed circuit board; a multilayer flexible circuit board having a plurality of electrical components on at least one surface thereof, and further having a bifurcated area along one edge thereof; electrode pads functionally connected to said electrical components and positioned on selected surfaces of said bifurcated area of said flexible circuit board and aligned respectively with electrical contacts on a mechanical clamping device, said clamping device securing said bifurcated area to said rigid printed circuit board when the two legs of said bifurcated area are spread apart by about 180°; and, electrical connections between said contacts on said mechanical clamping device and respective lines on said rigid printed circuit board so that said rigid printed circuit board is functionally connected to said flexible circuit board.