Printed wiring board assembly

Claim 2

A circuit pack construction comprising a main insulated tape carrying a plurality of electrical conductors, a first plurality of insulated tape tabs integral with and extending at substantially right angles at spaced-apart points from one side of said main tape, each of said tape tabs carrying a group of branching extensions of said plurality of conductors, and a first plurality of insulated tape overlays integral with and extending from said first plurality of tape tabs, respectively, each of said overlays carrying terminations of a group of said branching extensions of said conductors, each of said tape tabs being folded substantially 90* from said main tape along a line defined substantially by its juncture with said main tape, each of said tape tabs also being folded outwardly 180* away from said main tape upon itself along a line extending substantially diagonally from one end of said line defined by said juncture, each of said tape tabs also being folded inwardly 90* toward said main tape along a line defined substantially by its juncture with a tape overlay, whereby said plurality of overlays are arranged in mutually parallel planes perpendicular to said main tape.

Claim 3

A circuit pack construction as claimed in claim 1 also comprising a plurality of circuit boards associated, respectively, with said first plurality of overlays, said circuit boards each being adapted to carry electrical circuits thereon connected to said terminations of a group of said branching conductors.

Claim 4

A circuit pack construction as claimed in claim 1 also comprising a second plurality of insulated tape tabs integral with and extending at substantially right angles from the other side of said main tape at spaced-apart points in a staggered relationship with said points on said one side of said main tape, each of said tabs of said second plurality of insulated tabs also carrying a group of branching extensions of said plurality of conductors, and a second plurality of insulated tape overlays integral with and extending from said second plurality of tape tabs, respectively, each of said last-mentioned overlays carrying terminations of a group of said branching extensions of saId conductors, each of said last-mentioned tape tabs being folded substantially 90* from said main tape along a line defined substantially by its juncture with said main tape, each of said last-mentioned tape tabs also being folded outwardly 180* away from said main tape upon itself along a line extending substantially diagonally from one end of said line defined by said last-mentioned juncture, each of said last-mentioned tape tabs also being folded inwardly 90* toward said main tape along a line defined substantially by its juncture with a tape overlay, whereby said second plurality of overlays are arranged in mutually parallel planes perpendicular to said main tape in alternately interleaved relationship with the overlays of said first plurality of overlays.

Claim 5

A circuit pack construction as claimed in claim 3 also comprising a plurality of circuit boards associated, respectively, with said second plurality of overlays, said last-mentioned circuit boards each being adapted to carry electrical circuits thereon connected to said terminations of a group of said branching conductors.

Claim 6

A printed wiring board circuit pack construction comprising a main insulated tape carrying a plurality of electrical conductors, a first plurality of rectangular insulated tape overlays lying at right angles from one side of said main tape, said overlays being integrally connected at one corner with said main tape by tape tabs each carrying a group of branching extensions of said plurality of conductors connected to terminations on an associated overlay, and a first plurality of circuit boards associated, respectively, with said first plurality of overlays, said circuit boards being adapted to carry electrical circuits thereon connected to said terminations, each of said tape tabs being folded substantially 90* from said main tape along a line defined substantially by its juncture with said main tape, each of said tape tabs also being folded outwardly 180* away from said main tape upon itself along a line extending substantially diagonally from one end of said line defined by said juncture, each of said tape tabs also being folded outwardly 180* away from said main tape upon itself along a line extending substantially diagonally from one end of said line defined by said juncture, each of said tape tabs also being folded inwardly 90* toward said main tape along a line defined substantially by its juncture with a tape overlay, whereby said plurality of overlays and associated circuit boards are arranged in mutually parallel planes perpendicular to said main tape.

Claim 7

A printed wiring board circuit pack construction comprising a main insulated tape carrying a plurality of electrical conductors, a first plurality of rectangular insulated tape overlays lying at right angles from one side of said main tape, said overlays being integrally connected at one corner with said main tape by tape tabs each carrying a group of branching extensions of said plurality of conductors connected to terminations on an associated overlay, and a first plurality of circuit boards associated, respectively, with said first plurality of overlays, said circuit boards being adapted to carry electrical circuits thereon connected to said terminations, each of said tape tabs being folded substantially 90* from said main tape along a line defined substantially by its juncture with said main tape, each of said tape tabs also being folded outwardly 180* away from said main tape upon itself along a line extending substantially diagonally from one end of said line defined by said juncture, each of said tape tabs also being folded outwardly 180* away from said main tape upon itself along a line extending substantially diagonally from one end of said line defined by said juncture, each of said tape tabs also being folded inwardly 90* toward said main tape along a line defined substantially by its juncture with a tape overlay, whereby said plurality of overlays and associated circuit boards are arranged in mutually parallel planes perpendicular to said main tape.

Claim 8

A printed wiring board circuit pack construction as claimed in claim 5 also comprising a second plurality of rectangular insulated tape overlays lying at right angles from the other side of said main tape, said last-mentioned overlays also being integrally connected at one corner with said main tape by tape tabs each carrying a group of branching extensions of said plurality of conductors also connected to terminations on an associated overlay, and a second plurality of circuit boards associated, respectively, with said second plurality of overlays, said last-mentioned circuit boards also being adapted to carry electrical circuits thereon connected to said last-mentioned terminations, each of said last-mentioned tape tabs being folded substantially 90* from said main tape along a line defined substantially by its juncture with said main tape, each of said last-mentioned tape tabs also being folded outwardly 180* away from said main tape upon itself along a line extending substantially diagonally from one end of said line defined by said last-mentioned juncture, each of said last-mentioned tape tabs also being folded inwardly 90* toward said main tape along a line defined substantially by its juncture with a tape overlay, whereby said second plurality of overlays and associated circuit boards are arranged in mutually paralleL planes perpendicular to said main tape in alternately interleaved relationship with the overlays and associated circuit boards of said first plurality of overlays and circuit boards.

Claim 9

In combination, a first and a second printed wiring board circuit pack construction each as claimed in claim 6, said first construction being inverted with respect to said second construction and positioned relative to said second construction so that its overlays and associated circuit boards are alternately interleaved with the overlays and associated circuit boards of said second construction.

Claim 12

The method of fabricating a printed wiring board circuit pack construction as claimed in claim 8 also comprising the steps of folding each of a second plurality of tabs connecting, respectively, a second plurality of circuit boards at right angles with the other side of said main conductor tape 90* from said main tape along a line defined substantially by its juncture with said main tape, folding each of said second plurality of tabs outwardly 180* away from said main tape upon itself along a line extending substantially diagonally from one end of said line defined by said last-mentioned juncture, and folding each of said last-mentioned tabs inwardly 90* toward said main tape along a line defined substantially by its juncture with a circuit board, with the result that said second plurality of circuit boards are arranged in mutually parallel planes perpendicular to said main tape in alternately interleaved relationship with the overlays of said first plurality of circuit boards.