Electrical connectors and attachments

Claim 2

An elongated electrical conductor comprising a first elongated insulator layer; adhesive means on one surface of said first insulator layer for adhering said first insulator layer to a surface; elongated electrical conductor means on a surface of said first insulator layer opposite said one surface: a second elongated insulator layer overlapping said conductor means; and an elongated metallic layer attached to said second insulator layer opposite said conductor means.

Claim 3

Apparatus according to claim 1 further including removable spacer means between said conductor means and said first insulator layer and disposed at intervals along the length of said conductor for separating said conductor means from said first insulator layer, said second insulator layer disposed along substantially the entire length of said conductor except in the vicinity of said spacer means.

Claim 4

Apparatus according to claim 2 further including third insulator means overlapping said metallic layer and attached to said second insulator layer.

Claim 5

Apparatus according to claim 2 wherein said metallic layer has a thickness of about 0.002 inch.

Claim 6

Apparatus according to claim 2 wherein said conductor means comprises a plurality of electrical conductor strips each having a thickness of about 0.001 inch, and said first and second insulator layers each have a thickness of about 0.002 inch.

Claim 7

Apparatus according to claim 5 wherein said spacer means is constructed of electrically insulative material and has thickness of about 0.012 inch.

Claim 8

An elongated electrical conductor comprising a first elongated insulator layer; adhesive means on one surface of said first insulator layer for adhering said first insulator layer to a surface; a plurality of elongated electrical conductor strips on a surface of said first insulator layer opposite said one surface; a second elongated insulator layer overlapping said conductor strips; an elongated metallic layer attached to said second insulator layer opposite said conductor strips; removable spacer means, constructed of electrically insulative material, between said conductor strips and said first insulator layer and disposed at intervals along the length of said conductor for separatIng said conductor strips from said first insulator means, said second insulator means along substantially the entire length of said conductor except in the vicinity of said spacer means; an electrical device connected to said conductor, said device having a housing, contact means supported by said housing having a lip sandwiched between said conductor strips and said first insulator layer, second conductor means supported by said lip extending into said housing, said second conductor means being so disposed and arranged relative to said plurality of conductor strips as to selectively make electrical contact with selected strips; and circuit means in said housing connected to said second conductor means.

Claim 9

An elongated electrical conductor comprising a first elongated insulator layer; adhesive means on one surface of said first insulator layer for adhering said first insulator layer to a surface; a plurality of elongated electrical conductor strips on a surface of said first insulator layer opposite said one surface; a second elongated insulator layer overlapping said conductor strips; an elongated metallic layer attached to said second insulator layer opposite said conductor strips; removable spacer means, constructed of electrically insulative material, between said conductor strips and said first insulator layer and disposed at intervals along the length of said conductor for separatIng said conductor strips from said first insulator means, said second insulator means along substantially the entire length of said conductor except in the vicinity of said spacer means; an electrical device connected to said conductor, said device having a housing, contact means supported by said housing having a lip sandwiched between said conductor strips and said first insulator layer, second conductor means supported by said lip extending into said housing, said second conductor means being so disposed and arranged relative to said plurality of conductor strips as to selectively make electrical contact with selected strips; and circuit means in said housing connected to said second conductor means.

Claim 10

Apparatus according to claim 7 wherein said lip has a thickness of about 0.037 inches, whereby said lip is wedged between said conductor strips and said first insulator layer thereby attaching said device to said conductor.

Claim 11

An elongated electrical conductor comprising a first elongated insulator layer; adhesive means on one surface of said first insulator layer for adhering said first insulator layer to a surface; elongated electrical conductor means on a surface of said first insulator layer opposite said one surface; a second elongated insulator layer overlapping said conductor means; an elongated metallic layer attached to said second insulator layer opposite said conductor means; an electrical device connected to said conductor, said device having a housing, contact means supported by said housing having a lip sandwiched between the first-named conductor means and said first insulator layer; second conductor means supported by said lip extending into said housing, said second conductor means being so disposed and arranged relative to said first conductor means as to selectively make electrical contact with said first conductor means; and circuit means in said housing connected to said second conductor means.

Claim 12

An elongated electrical conductor comprising a first elongated insulator layer; adhesive means on one surface of said first insulator layer for adhering said first insulator layer to a surface; elongated electrical conductor means on a surface of said first insulator layer opposite said one surface; a second elongated insulator layer overlapping said conductor means; an elongated metallic layer attached to said second insulator layer opposite said conductor means; an electrical device connected to said conductor, said device having a housing, contact means supported by said housing having a lip sandwiched between the first-named conductor means and said first insulator layer; second conductor means supported by said lip extending into said housing, said second conductor means being so disposed and arranged relative to said first conductor means as to selectively make electrical contact with said first conductor means; and circuit means in said housing connected to said second conductor means.

Claim 13

Apparatus according to claim 9 wherein said lip has a thickness of about three times the spacing between said first conductor means and said first insulator layer whereby said lip is wedged between said first insulator layer and said first conductor means thereby attaching said device to said conductor.

Claim 14

An electrical device adapted to be connected to an electrical conductor having a plurality of conductor strips supported by an insulator strip, said device having a housing; contact means supported by said housing having a substantially flat lip adapted to be sandwiched between said conductor strips and said insulator strip; a plurality of conductor means supported by said lip, said conductor means being in a plane substantially parallel to said lip and so disposed and arranged relative to said conductor strips as to selectively make electrical contact with selected conductor strips when said lip is sandwiched between said conductor strips and said insulator strip; and circuit means in said housing connected to said conductor means.

Claim 15

An electrical device adapted to be connected to an electrical conductor having a plurality of conductor strips supported by an insulator strip, said device having a housing; contact means supported by said housing having a substantially flat lip adapted to be sandwiched between said conductor strips and said insulator strip; a plurality of conductor means supported by said lip, said conductor means being in a plane substantially parallel to said lip and so disposed and arranged relative to said conductor strips as to selectively make electrical contact with selected conductor strips when said lip is sandwiched between said conductor strips and said insulator strip; and circuit means in said housing connected to said conductor means.

Claim 16

An electrical conductor and fitting means comprising: a first elongated insulator layer having adhesive means on one surface thereof for adherring said first insulator layer to a surface; a plurality of elongated electrical conductor strips on the surface of said first insulator layer opposite said one surface; a second elongated insulator layer overlapping said conductor strips; an elongated metallic layer in juxtaposition with said second insulator layer opposite said conductor strips; a housing; electrical contact means supported by said housing having a substantially flat lip adapted to be sandwiched between said conductor strips and said first insulator layer; a plurality of conductor means supported by said lip, said conductor means being in a plane substantially parallel to said lip and so disposed and arranged as to selectively make electrical contact with selected conductor strips when said lip is sandwiched between said conductor strip and said first insulator layer; and circuit means in said housing connected to said conductor means.

Claim 17

An electrical conductor and fitting means comprising: a first elongated insulator layer having adhesive means on one surface thereof for adherring said first insulator layer to a surface; a plurality of elongated electrical conductor strips on the surface of said first insulator layer opposite said one surface; a second elongated insulator layer overlapping said conductor strips; an elongated metallic layer in juxtaposition with said second insulator layer opposite said conductor strips; a housing; electrical contact means supported by said housing having a substantially flat lip adapted to be sandwiched between said conductor strips and said first insulator layer; a plurality of conductor means supported by said lip, said conductor means being in a plane substantially parallel to said lip and so disposed and arranged as to selectively make electrical contact with selected conductor strips when said lip is sandwiched between said conductor strip and said first insulator layer; and circuit means in said housing connected to said conductor means.

Claim 18

Apparatus according to claim 12 wherein said lip has a thickness about three times the spacing between said conductor strips and said first insulator layer whereby said lip may be wedged between said first insulator layer and said conductor strips.