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 switch adapted for use in an electrical strip cable assembly of the type having an elongated thin flat strip of flexible insulating material and a pair of parallel spaced metal foil conductors bonded to a surface of said strip and extending longitudinally therewith, said switch comprising: a switch base having gradually sloping end portions; a pair of parallel spaced metal foil conductors mounted on said base and extending across said sloping end portions, said switch conductors adapted to mate with said cable conductors, and with at least one of said switch conductors having a discontinuous portion therein; a resilient contact member having two foil-contacting portions and operable to selectively bridge said discontinuous portion of said switch conductor to thereby complete the circuit of said discontinuous switch conductor; actuating means for selectively sliding said resilient conductive contact member between a bridging position and a non-bridging position; and means for securing said contact member and actuating means in an operative relationship with said base.
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An electrical switch adapted for use in an electrical strip cable assembly of the type having an elongated thin flat strip of flexible insulating material and a pair of parallel spaced metal foil conductors bonded to a surface of said strip and extending longitudinally therewith, said switch comprising: a switch base having gradually sloping end portions; a pair of parallel spaced metal foil conductors mounted on said base and extending across said sloping end portions, said switch conductors adapted to mate with said cable conductors, and with at least one of said switch conductors having a discontinuous portion therein; a resilient contact member having two foil-contacting portions and operable to selectively bridge said discontinuous portion of said switch conductor to thereby complete the circuit of said discontinuous switch conductor; actuating means for selectively sliding said resilient conductive contact member between a bridging position and a non-bridging position; and means for securing said contact member and actuating means in an operative relationship with said base.