Patent ID: 6918179

Claim:
A method of deforming flexible cable sections extending between rigid printed circuit boards which are foldable into specific angular positions relative to each other, said method comprising: providing at least first and second said flexible cable sections arranged therein in close parallel relationship said at least one first flexible cable section comprising an outer flexible conductive cable connection and said at least one second flexible cable section comprising an inner flexible conductive cable connection with said rigid printed circuit boards, wherein folding of said rigid printed circuit boards into an angled three-dimensional configuration deforms said at least one first flexible cable section into an arcuate configuration, and said at least one second flexible cable section deforms into a radially inwardly directed loop-shaped configuration; passing at least one tool between said at least first and second flexible cable sections, said tool being dimensioned so as to spread said flexible cable sections apart so as to reduce strains generated therein during folding movements of said rigid printed circuit boards resulting in flexural bending of said at least first and second flexible cable sections.