Patent ID: 6043782
Filing Date: 2000-03-28
Classification: B32B,H01Q,H01R

Abstract:
A connector assembly for electrically connecting to an electroconductive element, said assembly comprising:an electroconductive connector having a generally flat pad portion, a terminal portion capable of connecting said assembly to an external device and connecting portion which extends generally perpendicularly between the pad portion and the terminal portion to electrically interconnect said pad and terminal portions, where the pad, terminal and connecting portions are integral with each other; anda preformed plug member sized to a predetermined configuration and overlaying said pad portion such that a major surface of said pad portion is exposed along a first surface of said plug member and where the plug member associates with the connecting portion of the electroconductive connector for spaced apart relation of the connecting portion from the peripheral edge of the plug that upon installation of the connector assembly is the flush outer edge.