Programable electric circuit card

Claim 2

A flexible, selectively programable electric circuit card comprising a flexible base card, a complete electrical circuit defined by (a) an electrical component film on one surface of said base card, and (b) a plurality of redundant electrically conductive film paths on one surface of the base card and electrically connected to said component film, indicia on said circuit card adjacent portions of the various redundant paths to facilitate selective punching through said circuit card to electrically sever said paths to program the use of said electrical component in said electrical circuit, terminal means adjacent at least one edge of said circuit card and electrically connected with the electrical circuit defined by said film paths and component film whereby said circuit card can be electrically connected to an external electrical circuit, and a flexible protective covering over said component film and said plurality of redundant electrically conductive film paths.

Claim 3

A flexible, selectively programable electrical circuit card for voltage dividing which comprises: a flexible insulation base, at least two separate electrical component films on one surface of said base, at least two separate groups of a plurality of redundant electrically conductive, film paths on one surface of said base, a separate group associated with each component film, an electrically conductive film path electrically connecting the redundant paths together; three terminal means adjacent the edges of the base, the first terminal connected to one component film, the second terminal connected to the other component film, and the third terminal connected to the last said electrically conductive film path electrically connecting the redundant paths together, indicia on said circuit card adjacent portions of each of the redundant paths to facilitate selective punching through said circuit card to electrically sever said paths to program the use of said electrical component films in a voltage-dividing action with reference to voltage input on two of the three terminal means and a voltage output including one of said two terminal means and the other terminal means.

Claim 4

A flexible, selectively programable electrical circuit card for voltage dividing which comprises: a flexible insulation base, at least two separate electrical component films on one surface of said base, at least two separate groups of a plurality of redundant electrically conductive, film paths on one surface of said base, a separate group associated with each component film, an electrically conductive film path electrically connecting the redundant paths together; three terminal means adjacent the edges of the base, the first terminal connected to one component film, the second terminal connected to the other component film, and the third terminal connected to the last said electrically conductive film path electrically connecting the redundant paths together, indicia on said circuit card adjacent portions of each of the redundant paths to facilitate selective punching through said circuit card to electrically sever said paths to program the use of said electrical component films in a voltage-dividing action with reference to voltage input on two of the three terminal means and a voltage output including one of said two terminal means and the other terminal means.

Claim 5

A flexible, selective programable electrical circuit card as defined in claim 1 wherein said base card has a second surface and including a second electrical component film on said second surface, a plurality of redundant electrically conductive, film paths on said second surface and electrically connected to said second component film, indicia on said circuit card adjacent said redundant paths to facilitate punching through said circuit card and said paths on said second surface to program the use of said second electrical component, and terminal means adjacent said one edge of said circuit card and connected with said second film paths.

Claim 6

A flexible, selectively programable electrical circuit card as defined in claim 1 including contact means extending through said base card for connecting said electrical component on said one surface and second electrical component.

Claim 7

A flexible, selectively programable electric card as defined in claim 2 wherein said electrical component film is an electrical resistant film, and wherein there are at least four redundant electrically conductive film paths in each group associated with each electrical component film.

Claim 8

A circuit card according to claim 2 wherein the indicia indicates the area on the card to punch to selectively sever one or more of the redundant paths, and further includes an indication of the voltage dividing ratio which will occur with respect to the terminal means upon the severing of the redundant paths by such indicia.

Claim 9

A flexible, selectively programable electric circuit card as defined in claim 2 wherein said base card has a second surface and includes at least two separate electrical component films on said second surface of said base, at least two separate groups of a plurality of redundant electrically coNductive film paths on said second surface of said base, a separate group associated with each component film, and whereby the redundant paths on both surfaces of the base are coincidentally aligned, contact means extending through said base card for connecting the electrical components on both surfaces together so that they electrically are connected to the three terminal means.