KEYED CIRCUIT INTERLOCK FOR USE WITH A ROLLING CONTACT ELEMENT

摘要

A system of keying and interlocking interconnection systems including rolling contact elements for use with disposable medical sensors including conductive ink circuits, flexible printed circuits, and printed circuit boards. The system includes stiffening elements of sufficient thickness and rigidity to protect the conductors and provide strain relief. The system also provides for keying, aligning, and interlocking of the interconnection system by providing indentations and/or protrusions in the stiffening elements on the male portion that correspond with features on the female portion of the interconnection system.

主权项

1. An electrical interconnection system, comprising:
a female portion; and a male portion comprising a first side and a second side, wherein at least one conductor and at least one stiffening element is disposed on said first side, and said at least one stiffening element comprises at least one indentation, such that said at least one conductor is recessed within said at least one stiffening element.