Patent ID: 8056474

Claim:
Apparatus for applying an electrical circuit to an object having a complex curved surface, comprising: a) a generally rectangular fixture, the fixture being pivotably mounted to a base, the fixture being curved to correspond generally with a complex curvature of a surface of the object, the fixture including an opening within which a flexible metal screen or stencil is removably mounted, the opening providing access to the screen or stencil such that the screen or stencil can be deflected onto the object, so as to assume the complex curvature of the object, and b) means for pivoting the fixture towards and away from the object, wherein the pivoting means allows the fixture to be placed in close proximity with said object, such that the screen or stencil can be positioned sufficiently close to the object to enable a conductive material to be screened or stenciled onto the object further comprising means for indexing the object between successive applications of conductive material by said flexible metal screen or stencil, such that conductive material can be applied to a different region of the object for each position of the object.