Electrical connector with pre-applied solder

Claim 1

AS AN ARTICLE OF MANUFACTURE, A FLEXIBLE SLEEVE-LIKE CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY FOR JOINING OPPOSING RELATED FREE ENDS OF A PAIR OF OPPOSITELY DIRECTED ELECTRICAL LEADS CONSISTING OF AN ELECTRICAL CONDUCTING WIRE AND HEAT RESPONSIVE FLUXED BONDING MATERIAL FOR EFFECTING A MECHANICALLY BONDED ELECTRICAL CONNECTION BETWEEN SAID SLEEVE-LIKE CONNECTOR UNIT AND SAID RESPECTIVE ELECTRICAL LEADS, SAID ELECTRICAL CONDUCTING WIRE AND SAID FLUXED BONDING MATERIAL BEING HELICALLY COILED TO FORM A FLEXIBLE, HOLLOW TUBE-LIKE UNIT OPEN AT ITS ENDS AND OF AN INTERNAL DIAMETER ADAPTED TO GRIPPINGLY ENCOMPASS THE RESPECTIVE FREE ENDS OF THE ELECTRICAL LEADS TO SUPPORTINGLY MAINTAIN SAID FLEXIBLE SLEEVE-LIKE CONNECTOR AND SAID ELECTRICAL LEADS IN POSITION BEFORE AND DURING APPLICATION OF HEAT THERETO, SAID FLUXED BONDING MATERIAL BEING DISPOSED AT LEAST BETWEEN TURNS OF SAID CONDUCTING WIRE WHICH ARE DISPOSED TO ENCOMPASS THE RESPECTIVE ENDS OF SAID ELECTRICAL LEADS WHEREBY UPON ENCIRCLING ASSOCIATION OF SAID TUBE-LIKE UNIT WITH THE OPPOSING RELATED ENDS OF SAID ELECTRICAL LEADS AND APPLICATION OF HEAT SELECTIVELY TO THE OPPOSITE ENDS OF SAID TUBE-LIKE UNIT AND THE RESPECTIVE OPPOSING ENDS OF SAID ELECTRICAL LEADS THE FLUXED BONDING MATERIAL WILL MELT AND FLOW TO EFFECT A MECHANICAL BOND AND ELECTRICAL CONNECTION BETWEEN SAID CONDUCTING WIRE AND SAID RESPECTIVE ELECTRICAL LEADS, SAID FLUXED BONDING MATERIAL COMPRISING A FLUX CARRYING SOLDER WIRE STRUCTURALLY DISTINCT FROM SAID CONDUCTING WIRE IN THAT THE FLUX CARRYING SOLDER WIRE IS IN INDEPENDENT SIDE BY SIDE RELATIONSHIP TO SAID CONDUCTING WIRE AND AT LEAST PORTIONS OF WHICH ARE DISPOSED BETWEEN ADJACENT TURNS OF SAID ELECTRICAL CONDUCTING WIRE.