Patent ID: 6193544
Filing Date: 2001-02-27
Classification: H01R,H05K,Y10T

Abstract:
A service connector comprising:a flexible circuit having a thin layer of conductive material;a service segment of said flexible circuit wherein said conductive material is patterned as a plurality of contact pads, said service segment dividing said flexible circuit into a removable portion and a remaining portion, said flexible circuit being severable within said service segment so as to detach said removable portion and create a severed end terminating said remaining portion, wherein at least a portion of each of said contact pads is located on said remaining portion proximate said severed end;a slider attachable to said service segment, said slider configured to support said severed end and said contact pads after said removable portion is detached;an insulator defining a socket, said socket configured for insertion of said slider; anda plurality of contacts installed within said socket and connectable to a replacement circuit, each of said contacts connecting to a corresponding one of said contact pads when said slider is inserted into said socket.