Patent ID: 7592406

Claim:
The combination of a hinge capable of opening and closing, the opening being capable of forming an angle within the hinge of at least 90° and an insulated wire secured by said hinge so as to fold when said hinge is closed and to unfold when said hinge is opened, said insulated wire having insulation comprising a fluoropolymer selected from (a) tetrafluoroethylene/perfluoro(methyl vinyl ether)/perfluoro(propyl vinyl ether) copolymer, or (b) tetrafluoroethylene/hexafluoropropylene copolymer having a hexafluoropropylene content of about 3.5-8 wt % (HFPI of 1.09-2.5) and melt flow rate of at least about 10 g/10 min, said fluoropolymer having a melting point of 260 to 290° C. and MIT Flex Life of at least about 15,000 cycles, said insulated wire exhibiting shrink-back of said insulation of 0.5 mm or less upon soldering.