Patent ID: 7271345

Claim:
A flexible circuit assembly comprising: a flexible circuit including a flexible cable having first and second sides and first and second ends, the flexible circuit including a service loop portion having a first end that coincides with the first end of the flexible cable and having a second end; a circuit support comprising: a base having top and bottom surfaces, wherein the bottom surface is attached to the first side of the flexible cable at the second end of the flexible cable; a support wall extending substantially perpendicularly relative to the top surface of the base and having a first face which is substantially oriented towards the top surface of the base, wherein the first side of the flexible cable is attached to the first face; and wherein the flexible cable includes a first stiffener plate laminated to the first side of the flexible cable at the second end of the service loop portion, the flexible cable configured to attach to the first face of the support wall through the first stiffener plate.