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Primary Examiner: McGlynn, Joseph H.
Assistant Examiner: Feinberg, Craig R.
Attorney: Keating; William J., Seitchik; Jay L., Raring; Frederick W.

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Title: Electrical connector

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Claims: What is claimed is:

1. A matrix connector comprising an elastomer body presenting a pair of opposite contact surfaces at each of which is disposed a multiplicity of spaced contacts, the contacts of the opposite faces being interconnected by conductors extending through the body, in which the contacts are defined by folds of the conductors extending through the elastomeric mass, convex portions of the folds being exposed at the opposite faces, said conductors comprise flat metal strips formed as circuits on a lamina flexible printed circuit folded in concertina fashion and encased within the elastomer body, the metal strips extending externally around respective concertina folds to define the contacts exposed at the contact surfaces of the elastomer body, the strips associated with alternate folds of the concertina form being disposed on one side of the printed circuit and the strips associated with the intervening folds being formed on the opposite side of the printed circuit, strips on one side of the circuit being connected with respective strips on the other side through holes in a flexible insulating lamina of the circuit at locations within the elastomer body inwards of the contact surfaces, and the elastomer extending through apertures in the insulating lamina.

2. A connector as claimed in claim 1, in which an integrated circuit component is mounted on the flexible printed circuit and connected to flat metal strips forming contacts of the connector, the integrated circuit component being encased within the elastomeric mass.

Other info:

Inventors: Gilissen, Hermanus Petrus Johannes (Vlijmen, NL)

Application Number: 490621
Filing Date: 1974-07-22
Publication_date: 1976-01-27
Assignee: AMP Incorporated (Harrisburg, PA)
Primary Class(es): 439/77 439/66
Other Classes:
US Patent Ref:

2777976	Jan, 1957	Brafman	339/218.
3365696	Jan, 1968	Wagner	339/17.
3609463	Sep, 1971	Laboue	339/17.
3614707	Oct, 1971	Kaufmann et al.	339/17.
3680209	Aug, 1972	Hacke	339/17.
3795037	Mar, 1974	Luttmer	339/61.

Other Refs: Other References: V. Bresg; Spring Contactor; IBM Technical Disclosure Bulletin, Vol. 10, No. 4; Sept. 1967; p. 363.
Becon Connector; New Development in Connectors; Electronic Design 3-15-62; p. 65.
Becon Connector; New Design/Improved Reliability; Electronic Design 11-8-61; p. 39.