Flexible circuit electrical connector assembly

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EP 0 954 058 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	23.02.2000 Bulletin 2000/08

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	03.11.1999 Bulletin 1999/44

(21)	Application number: 99106220.9

(22)	Date of filing: 12.04.1999

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: H01R 9/07

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO SI

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Priority:

27.04.1998 GB 9808975

(71)	Applicant: THE WHITAKER CORPORATION
	Wilmington, DE 19808 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	Mistry, Maganlal Harlow, Essex CM17 0DJ (GB) Whelan, Michael Joseph Gerard Biggleswade, Bedfordshire SG18 9PS (GB)

(74)	Representative: Heinz-Schäfer, Marion
	AMP International Enterprises Limited AMPèrestrasse 3 9323 Steinach (SG) 9323 Steinach (SG) (CH)

(54)	Flexible circuit electrical connector assembly

(57) An FFC connector assembly (2) comprises a housing (4), a plurality of pin terminals (6) stitched or moulded to the housing, each of the pin terminals (6) having compliant contact sections (22) inserted into tubular contact sections (30) of terminals (10) pre-mounted and soldered to a flat flexible circuit (8).

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