Electrical connector hinge

Claim 1

ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR HINGE APPARATUS FOR MECHANICALLY AND ELECTRICALLY INTERCONNECTING PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS OF THE TYPE HAVING CONDUCTOR STRIPS THEREON, SAID CONNECTOR HINGE INCLUDING IN COMBINATION, AN ELONGATED SUPPORT SHAFT OF INSULATING MATERIAL, A PLURALITY OF LSHAPED METALLIC HINGES EACH HAVING A BASE PORTION WITH AN OPENING THEREIN FOR MOUNTING ON SAID SUPPORT SHAFT, A PLURALITY OF TUBULAR SPACERS OF INSULATING MATERIAL INTERSPACING PAIRS OF SAID HINGES ON SAID SUPPORT SHAFT IN A GIVEN RELATIONSHIP, ONE OF SAID HINGES IN EACH PAIR HAVING A CURVATURE FORMED IN ITS BASE PORTION WHEREBY A RESILIENT CONTACT IS FORMED BETWEEN THE BASE PORTIONS OF SAID HINGES IN EACH PAIR, ONE OF SAID HINGES IN EACH PAIR BEING MECHANICALLY AND ELECTRICALLY CONNECTED TO ONE OF SAID CIRCUIT BOARDS WITH THE OTHER OF SAID HINGES BEING SIMILARLY CONNECTED TO ANOTHER OF SAID CIRCUIT BOARDS, SAID CIRCUIT BOARDS BEING PIVOTAL AROUND HTHE AXIS OF SAID SUPPORT SHAFT IN ANY GIVEN RELATIONSHIP TO EACH OTHER, SAID RESILIENT CONTACT BETWEEN SAID HINGES FACILITATING SAID PIVOTING ACTION AND MAINTAINING POSITIVE ELECTRICAL CONTINUITY BETWEEN SAID HINGES, THEREBY PERMITTING ELECTRICAL INTERCONNECTION OF SAID CIRCUIT BOARDS.