Patent ID: 6358064
Filing Date: 2002-03-19
Classification: H01R,H05K

Abstract:
A Z-axis electrical interconnect for electrically connecting stacked electrical devices comprising:a flexible printed circuit folded into a U-shape, said flexible printed circuit having an outer surface, a proximate end and a distal end, wherein said outer surface at said proximate end faces away from said outer surface at said distal end as a consequence of the U-shape; a plurality of interconnection members arranged on the flexible printed circuit in a predetermined pattern on said outer surface at each of said proximate and distal ends, wherein said plurality of interconnection members are raised in relation to said outer surface; a circuit trace connecting said interconnection members at said distal end selectively with respect to said interconnection members at said proximate end; and a spring permanently bonded to said proximate and distal ends to thereby maintain the U-shape.