Abstract An electrical strip cable assembly comprising a thin flat strip of flexible insulating material having a pressure-sensitive adhesive coating on a surface thereof for supporting a pair of metal foil conductors bonded thereto and further having a receptacle at an end of the strip for connecting the cable assembly to larger conventional cables. The receptacle includes a pair of terminals respectively connected to each of the conductors with each terminal comprising a generally elongated cylindrical member having a substantially flat surface portion in contact with its corresponding foil conductor. Each terminal is attached to its respective foil conductor by conductive tabs extending from the terminal through the foil conductor and bent to secure the terminal to the conductor. An on/off switch for the cable assembly is provided with a gradually sloping base having a pair of metal conductors on the upper side thereof which are adapted to mate with the foil conductors of the cable.
An electrical strip cable assembly adapted to be mounted inconspicuously on a substantially flat surFace, comprising: an elongated thin flat strip of flexible insulating material having a pressure-sensitive adhesive coating on a surface thereof; a pair of metal foil conductors bonded to a surface of said strip and extending longitudinally therewith; a substantially flat receptacle attached to an end of said strip in a plane parallel to that of said conductors and including a pair of terminals respectively connected to each of said conductors, each terminal comprising a generally elongated cylindrical conductive member mounted parallel to said foil conductors and having a substantially flat surface portion in contact with one of said foil conductors and adapted to mate with a similarly shaped but slightly different-sized terminal; a pair of sharp-edged conductive tabs extending from one end of each said terminal through said strip and bent to secure the terminal to the respective conductor; and a conductive tab extending from the other end of each said terminal and bent over the end of said strip to further secure the terminal to the respective conductor.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
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An electrical strip cable assembly adapted to be mounted inconspicuously on a substantially flat surFace, comprising: an elongated thin flat strip of flexible insulating material having a pressure-sensitive adhesive coating on a surface thereof; a pair of metal foil conductors bonded to a surface of said strip and extending longitudinally therewith; a substantially flat receptacle attached to an end of said strip in a plane parallel to that of said conductors and including a pair of terminals respectively connected to each of said conductors, each terminal comprising a generally elongated cylindrical conductive member mounted parallel to said foil conductors and having a substantially flat surface portion in contact with one of said foil conductors and adapted to mate with a similarly shaped but slightly different-sized terminal; a pair of sharp-edged conductive tabs extending from one end of each said terminal through said strip and bent to secure the terminal to the respective conductor; and a conductive tab extending from the other end of each said terminal and bent over the end of said strip to further secure the terminal to the respective conductor.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
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A cable assembly according to claim 1, in which each said terminal is a jack and further has a resilient tongue member extending into the interior thereof and is adapted to frictionally mate with a slightly smaller-sized plug.