Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Terminal-free connectors and circuits comprising terminal-free connectors
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Application No.: US16939912Application Date: 2020-07-27
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Publication No.: US11545773B2Publication Date: 2023-01-03
- Inventor: Kevin Michael Coakley , Malcolm Parker Brown , Mark Terlaak , Will Findlay
- Applicant: CelLink Corporation
- Applicant Address: US CA San Carlos
- Assignee: CelLink Corporation
- Current Assignee: CelLink Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Carlos
- Agency: Polygon IP, LLP
- Main IPC: H01R12/77
- IPC: H01R12/77 ; H01R12/59

Abstract:
Provided are terminal-free connectors for flexible interconnect circuits. A connector for connecting to a flexible interconnect circuit comprises a base comprising a housing chamber defined by at least a first side wall and a second side wall that are oppositely positioned about the base. A circuit clamp is coupled to the base via a first hinge, and is configured to move between a released position and a clamped position. A cover piece is coupled to the base via a second hinge, and is configured to move between an open position and a closed position. The circuit clamp is configured to secure the flexible interconnect circuit between the base and the circuit clamp in the clamped position. One or more protrusions on the circuit clamp are each configured to interface with a socket within the first or second side wall to secure the circuit clamp in the clamped position.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210021068A1 TERMINAL-FREE CONNECTORS AND CIRCUITS COMPRISING TERMINAL-FREE CONNECTORS Public/Granted day:2021-01-21
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