Patent ID: 7425135

Claim:
A flex circuit assembly for a rigid structure, the rigid structure including at least one conductive feature, the flex circuit assembly comprising: a flex circuit having a flexibly flat body and including a plurality of conductive features; and a staple having one or more posts configured to extend into the rigid structure and secure the staple to the rigid structure, wherein the flex circuit extends between a portion of the staple and the rigid structure, the staple retaining the flex circuit with respect to the rigid structure such that the conductive features of the flex circuit couple with corresponding conductive features of the rigid structure at a point displaced from a longitudinal axis of the staple, the one or more posts comprising: a first post; a second post disposed opposite the first post, the first post and the second post extending into the rigid structure where the flex circuit extends between the first post and the second post; and an alignment feature that cooperates with the flex circuit to align the flex circuit in one or more directions, wherein the first post and the second post of the staple have a radius of curvature, the radius of curvature forming at least a portion of the alignment feature, and wherein the flex circuit further comprises: a first half circle having a radius of curvature disposed on a first side of the flex circuit; and a second half circle having a radius of curvature disposed on a second side of the flex circuit wherein the radius of curvature of both the flex circuit first half circle and the flex circuit second half circle correspond to the radius of curvature of the first post and the second post such that the flex circuit self aligns with both the rigid structure and the staple when the flex circuit couples with the rigid structure.