Patent ID: 8460006
Filing Date: 2013-06-11
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A connector for an e-textile having conductors defining a conductive layer of the e-textile, the connector comprising: a terminal having a mating end and a mounting end, the mounting end being configured to be terminated to one or more of the e-textile's conductors, the mating end being configured to be mated with a mating contact of a mating component, the terminal having a body and a plurality of tines extending from the body; and a base separately provided from the terminal and arranged opposite the body of the terminal such that at least one of the e-textile's conductors are positioned between the base and the body of the terminal; wherein the tines are configured to be pressed through the e-textile and crimped to electrically connect the terminal and the base to the e-textile's conductor, the tines being folded against the base to electrically connect the terminal to the base, the body of the terminal and the base being configured to engage the e-textile's conductors.