Patent ID: 7287987

Claim:
An electrical interconnect apparatus for forming an electrical connection between spaced apart first and second electrical contact points of a pair of adjacent electrical components, the apparatus comprising: a compressible substrate having at least one hole formed therethrough; a flexible electrical circuit having at least one circuit trace electrically coupling spaced apart first and second electrical contact portions, said flexible electrical circuit having at least one hole and being laid over at least a portion of said compressible substrate; and a holder structure securable to one of the pair of adjacent electrical components for securing said compressible substrate in a compressed state against each of said pair of electrical components such that said first and second electrical contact portions are compressed into contact with said first and second electrical contact points; said holder structure including an alignment member extending from said holder structure, through said holes in said compressible substrate and said flexible electrical circuit, and engageable with a surface portion of said one electrical component, to thus key said flexible electrical circuit in a position relative to said one electrical component.