Patent ID: 6468106
Filing Date: 2002-10-22
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A fret assembly connectable to a flat cable that includes a plurality of spaced apart conductors surrounded by an insulating material, the conductors including exposed portions wherein the conductors are exposed through the insulating material, said fret assembly comprising:a base having an upper surface; a plurality of electrically conductive frets connected to said base, said frets having exposed portions on said upper surface of said base; a cover connectable to said base such that a lower surface of said cover overlies said upper surface of said base; and a pad connected with said lower surface of said cover; the flat cable being receivable between said base and said cover such that the exposed portions of the conductors overlie said exposed portions of said frets and said pad overlies a surface of the flat cable opposite the exposed portions of the conductors, said fret assembly further comprising a layer of solder disposed between the exposed portions of the conductors and said exposed portions of said frets, said pad being compressed between said cover and said base when said cover is connected to said base, said pad when compressed compressing said layer of solder between the exposed portions of the conductors and said exposed portions of said frets.