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Method of making an electrical circuit

Assignee: Motors Liquidation Co
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Filing: 1964-09-21
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Granted: 1968-04-16
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Expires: 1984-09-21
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Albert R Eick
  • 👤 Melvin J Racine
  • 👤 Norman D Lawless

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-26 13:44
CPC Classifications
H; H05; H05K; H05K7/00; H05K7/02; H05K7/06; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49002; Y10T29/49105; Y10T29/49117; Y10T29/49124; Y10T29/49155; Y10T29/49162; Y10T29/4998; Y10T29/49993

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 239 words
THE METHOD OF MAKING AN ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT ASSEMBLY COMPRISING THE STEPS OF DEFINING A DESIRED CIRCUIT CONFIGURATION THROUGH THE COOPERATION OF TWO PARTS OF A FIXTURE HAVING GROOVES IN AT LEAST ONE OF SAID PARTS TO FORM PASSAGEWAYS TERMINATING AT ONE END AND HAVING ENTRANCE OPENINGS AT THE OTHER END, FEEDING A PLURALITY OF FLEXIBLE ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE WIRES THROUGH SAID ENTRANCE OPENINGS INTO SAID PASSAGEWAYS TO THE TERMINATING END THEREOF WHEREBY EACH OF THE WIRES CONFORMS TO THE SHAPE OF THE RESPECTIVE PASSAGEWAYS, SEVERING THE WIRES AT A DESIRED LENGTH AND COINING THE OPPOSITE ENDS OF THE WIRES IN A DESIRED SHAPE FOR CIRCUIT CONNECTIONS, MOVING ONE OF SAID PARTS RELATIVE TO THE OTHER PART TO EXPOSE A PORTION OF SAID WIRES WITH THE UNEXPOSED PORTION OF SAID WIRES REMAINING IN THE GROOVES OF SAID OTHER PART, PLACING A FIRST SHEET OF INSULATING MATERIAL HAVING A PRESSURE SENSITIVE ADHESIVE COATING ON ONE SIDE THEREOF IN CONTACT WITH THE EXPOSED PORTION OF SAID WIRES, APPLYING PRESSURE TO SAID SHEET SUFFICIENT TO ACTIVATE SAID COATING AND ADHERE SAID WIRES TO SAID SHEET, PULLING SAID SHEET RELATIVE TO SAID OTHER PART TO REMOVE SAID WIRES FROM SAID GROOVES AND EXPOSE SAID REMAINING PORTION OF SAID WIRES, PLACING A SECOND SHEET OF INSULATING MATERIAL HAVING A PRESSURE SENSITIVE ADHESIVE COATING ON ONE SIDE THEREOF IN CONTACT WITH THE REMAINING PORTION OF SAID WIRES, TO ENCASE SAID WIRES WITH SAID OPPOSITE ENDS BEING EXPOSED.
Claim 2
Independent Claim 239 words
THE METHOD OF MAKING AN ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT ASSEMBLY COMPRISING THE STEPS OF DEFINING A DESIRED CIRCUIT CONFIGURATION THROUGH THE COOPERATION OF TWO PARTS OF A FIXTURE HAVING GROOVES IN AT LEAST ONE OF SAID PARTS TO FORM PASSAGEWAYS TERMINATING AT ONE END AND HAVING ENTRANCE OPENINGS AT THE OTHER END, FEEDING A PLURALITY OF FLEXIBLE ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE WIRES THROUGH SAID ENTRANCE OPENINGS INTO SAID PASSAGEWAYS TO THE TERMINATING END THEREOF WHEREBY EACH OF THE WIRES CONFORMS TO THE SHAPE OF THE RESPECTIVE PASSAGEWAYS, SEVERING THE WIRES AT A DESIRED LENGTH AND COINING THE OPPOSITE ENDS OF THE WIRES IN A DESIRED SHAPE FOR CIRCUIT CONNECTIONS, MOVING ONE OF SAID PARTS RELATIVE TO THE OTHER PART TO EXPOSE A PORTION OF SAID WIRES WITH THE UNEXPOSED PORTION OF SAID WIRES REMAINING IN THE GROOVES OF SAID OTHER PART, PLACING A FIRST SHEET OF INSULATING MATERIAL HAVING A PRESSURE SENSITIVE ADHESIVE COATING ON ONE SIDE THEREOF IN CONTACT WITH THE EXPOSED PORTION OF SAID WIRES, APPLYING PRESSURE TO SAID SHEET SUFFICIENT TO ACTIVATE SAID COATING AND ADHERE SAID WIRES TO SAID SHEET, PULLING SAID SHEET RELATIVE TO SAID OTHER PART TO REMOVE SAID WIRES FROM SAID GROOVES AND EXPOSE SAID REMAINING PORTION OF SAID WIRES, PLACING A SECOND SHEET OF INSULATING MATERIAL HAVING A PRESSURE SENSITIVE ADHESIVE COATING ON ONE SIDE THEREOF IN CONTACT WITH THE REMAINING PORTION OF SAID WIRES, TO ENCASE SAID WIRES WITH SAID OPPOSITE ENDS BEING EXPOSED.

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