Patent ID: 8492653

Claim:
A connector for establishing an electrical connection with a conductive tape, the conductive tape comprising at least a first conducting layer and an insulating layer, the connector comprising: a first conductive region; and a first connection region adapted to establish an electrical connection between the first conducting layer of the conductive tape and the first conductive region when a perturbation is applied, wherein the first connection region comprises at least one first cell having a first release threshold at a first degree of the perturbation, wherein the first connection region comprises at least one second cell having a second release threshold at a second degree of the perturbation that is higher than the first degree of the perturbation, and wherein the perturbation comprises at least one of: applications of pressure, the second degree of the perturbation being an application of a greater pressure than the first degree of the perturbation or applications of temperature, the second degree of the perturbation being a greater temperature than the first degree of the perturbation.