Patent ID: 7645943

Claim:
A configurable printed circuit board comprising: a dielectric body having a surface and defining an array of plated through-holes, each plated through-hole being constructed to receive a terminal of an electrical device; a first conductive trace adhered to the surface and being routed through a first set of plated through-holes; an aperture defined completely through a portion of both the first conductive trace at each of the plated through-holes of the first set to electrically isolate different sections of the first conductive trace from one another; and a second conductive trace adhered to the surface and being distinct from the first conductive trace and located adjacent the first conductive trace, the second conductive trace being routed through a second set of plated through-holes to carry current among the plated through-holes of the second set, wherein the second conductive trace is free of the apertures; wherein, the first conductive trace and the second conductive trace form an electrical connection by having the terminal inserted therein.