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Printed circuit harness and connector

Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corp
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Filing: 1958-02-10
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Granted: 1961-11-14
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Expires: 1978-02-10
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Thomas H Stearns
  • 👤 Thomas A Nalette

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-05 17:52
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60R; B60R16/00; B60R16/02; B60R16/0207; B60R16/0215; H; H02; H02G; H02G3/00; H05; H05K; H05K1/00; H05K1/02; H05K1/11; H05K1/118; H05K3/00; H05K3/30; H05K3/32; H05K3/325; H05K3/326; H05K1/0266; H05K1/03; H05K1/0393; H05K2201/00; H05K2201/05; H05K2201/051; H05K2201/052; H05K2201/053; H05K2201/09; H05K2201/09009; H05K2201/09081; H05K2201/09209; H05K2201/09218; H05K2201/09254; H05K2201/20; H05K2201/2009; H05K2203/00; H05K2203/03; H05K2203/0315; H05K2203/16; H05K2203/161; H05K3/0011; H05K3/0044; H05K3/0052; H05K3/38; H05K3/382; H05K3/40; H05K3/4092

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 134 words
A PRINTED CIRCUIT WIRING HARNESS, COMPRISING: A UNITARY, FLAT, FLEXIBLE PRINTED CIRCUIT HAVING A PLANAR, MAIN, COPPER CONDUCTOR COATED WITH BLACK CUPRIC OXIDE, SAID CONDUCTOR BEING OF A UNIFORM THICKNESS LESS THAN 0.010 INCH AND PROPORTIONAL IN WIDTH TO THE MAXIMUM CURRENT LOAD, A PLURALITY OF BRANCH CUPRIC OXIDE COATED COPPER CONDUCTORS DIVIDING OUT OF SAID MAIN CONDUCTOR AND INTEGRALLY FORMED WITH AND EXTENDING FROM SAID MAIN CONDUCTOR TO PROVIDE A PREDETERMINED CIRCUIT CONFIGURATION, EACH OF SAID CONDUCTORS BEING ENCAPSULATED WITHIN A PLASTIC INSULATING MATERIAL, AND A TERMINAL INTEGRALLY FORMED WITH A BRANCH CONDUCTOR, SAID TERMINAL BEING SOLDER COATED TO FORM AN ANTI-OXIDANT SURFACE AND A DEFORMABLE BASE, A MALE CONNECTOR, A SLEEVE HAVING SAID TERMINAL INSERTABLE THEREIN, SAID SLEEVE RECEIVING AND MAINTAINING SAID MALE CONNECTOR IN ELECTRICAL CONTACT WITH SAID SOLDER COATED TERMINAL.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 134 words
A PRINTED CIRCUIT WIRING HARNESS, COMPRISING: A UNITARY, FLAT, FLEXIBLE PRINTED CIRCUIT HAVING A PLANAR, MAIN, COPPER CONDUCTOR COATED WITH BLACK CUPRIC OXIDE, SAID CONDUCTOR BEING OF A UNIFORM THICKNESS LESS THAN 0.010 INCH AND PROPORTIONAL IN WIDTH TO THE MAXIMUM CURRENT LOAD, A PLURALITY OF BRANCH CUPRIC OXIDE COATED COPPER CONDUCTORS DIVIDING OUT OF SAID MAIN CONDUCTOR AND INTEGRALLY FORMED WITH AND EXTENDING FROM SAID MAIN CONDUCTOR TO PROVIDE A PREDETERMINED CIRCUIT CONFIGURATION, EACH OF SAID CONDUCTORS BEING ENCAPSULATED WITHIN A PLASTIC INSULATING MATERIAL, AND A TERMINAL INTEGRALLY FORMED WITH A BRANCH CONDUCTOR, SAID TERMINAL BEING SOLDER COATED TO FORM AN ANTI-OXIDANT SURFACE AND A DEFORMABLE BASE, A MALE CONNECTOR, A SLEEVE HAVING SAID TERMINAL INSERTABLE THEREIN, SAID SLEEVE RECEIVING AND MAINTAINING SAID MALE CONNECTOR IN ELECTRICAL CONTACT WITH SAID SOLDER COATED TERMINAL.

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