Thin-film electrical circuit lead connection arrangement

Claim 1

A THIN-FILM ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT ASSEMBLY COMPRISING: A FLAT BASE MEMBER, A PLURALITY OF TERMINALS SUPPORTED AT AN OUTER PORTION OF SAID BASE MEMBER, A CONDUCTIVE FOIL SUBSTRATE SUPPORTED ON SAID BASE MEMBER INWARDLY OF SAID TERMINALS, SAID CONDUCTIVE FOIL SUBSTRATE HAVING AN INSULATED SURFACE AND UNINSULATED PERIPHERAL EDGES EXPOSED BY SEPARATION OF THE SUBSTRATE FROM ADJACENT AREAS OF CONDUCTIVE FOIL MATERIAL HAVING THE INSULATED SURFACE, A PLURALITY OF THIN-FILM DDEPOSITED ON SAID INSULATED SURFACE OF SAID SUBSTRATE SO AS TO FORM A THIN-FILM ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT, AND A PLURALITY OF CONDUCTIVE LANDS EXTENDINGS FROM THE ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT AND TOWARD THE PERIPHERAL EDGES OF THE SUBSTRATE FOR DEFINING CONNECTING POINTS FOR MAKING ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS TO THE ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT, A THIN INSULATING SHEET SUBSTANTIALLY COVERING SAID BASE MEMBER AND SAID CONDUCTIVE FOIL SUBSTRATE SAID INSULATING SHEET HAVING A PLURALITY OF CONDUCTIVE LEAD MEMBERS ON THE SIDE THEREOF AWAY FROM SAID BASE MEMBER, SAID PLURALITY OF CONDUCTIVE LEAD MEMBERS HAVING PREDETERMINED POSITIONS OVERLAPPING SAID LANDS, AND EXTENDING AWAY TEREFROM TO SAID TERMINALS, SAID INSULATING SHEET HAVING OPENINGS THERETHROUGH AT ONE END OF SAID CONDUCTIVE LEAD MEMBERS, SAID OPENINGS IN THE INSULATING SHEET BEING ALIGNED OVER SAID LANDS WITH A PORTION OF THE INSULATING SHEET AND A PORTION OF THE CONDUCTIVE LEAD MEMBERS THEREON EXTENDING OVER THE COMPLETE EXTENT OF THE ADJACENT PERIPHERAL EDGES OF THE SUBSTRATE WITH THE OUTER PORTION OF THE INSULATING SHEET ENGAGING SAID BASE MEMBER, A CONDUCTIVE BONDING MATERIAL EXTENDING THROUGH SAID OPENINGS AND BETWEEN SAID LANDS AND SAID CONDUCTIVE LEAD MEMBERS TO PROVIDE ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS THEREBETWEEN, AND MEANS CONNECTING A SECOND END OF SAID CONDUCTIVE LEAD MEMBERS TO SAID TERMINALS.