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A microwave oven adapted for use within a motor vehicle dashboard area. The microwave oven has a removable storage cassette, and slidable platforms for securing and serving containers of beverages and foods.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4385213 | Switch and component attachment to flexible printed circuitry An electrical component attachment for securing discrete components to a rigid circuit board without the use of plated-through holes. A unitary sheet member has a membrane portion and a flap portion. The membrane portion lies on one side of the circuit bo... | 05/24/1983 |
| 4364619 | Interconnection system for printed circuit board devices A system for interconnecting electrically conductive portions of first and second members, at least one of which contains a foldable printed circuit lamina looped over the edge of a support portion and urged into mechanical contact with the electrically c... | 12/21/1982 |
| 4347552 | Assembly of electrical components with substrates A lead (12) of an electrical component (10) is formed with an arrowhead-shaped tip (20) that functions to mechanically fasten the lead and component to a substrate (14), such as a flexible printed circuit (11). The tip is formed with barbs (21) extending ... | 08/31/1982 |
| 4342883 | Pushbutton switch assemblies for telephone sets A pushbutton array, connector block and a connector, for mounting in a telephone set base, are mounted on and interconnected by a flexible printed circuit member, by connection pins on each item passing through the circuit member and wave soldered. The fl... | 08/03/1982 |
| 4314117 | Membrane contact switch A contact switch assembly and method for its manufacture utilizing a resilient dome having electrically conductive surfaces which is positioned on a unitary sheet of plastic or membrane which has a circuit pattern deposited thereon, said circuit pattern f... | 02/02/1982 |
| 4296457 | Apparatus for electrically connecting a plurality of contacts Apparatus for electrically connecting a plurality of closely positioned contacts of a display device with a plurality of spaced contacts of an electronic control circuit includes a plurality of flexible printed circuit boards each having a narrow mid-sect... | 10/20/1981 |
| 4265549 | Flat flexible printed circuit cable for a print head A print head of the dot matrix impact type is provided with a plurality of solenoid assemblies arranged in a circular array about the rearward portion of the print head. A thin flexible printed circuit cable encircles the solenoid assemblies and has imbed... | 05/05/1981 |
| 4251852 | Integrated circuit package Disclosed is a packaging structure wherein one or more integrated circuit semiconductor chips are mounted on membrane-like insulating members. The membrane-like members provide multilevel wiring and interconnection between the chip or chips and a secondar... | 02/17/1981 |
| 4227236 | Flexible body for use in liquid level indicating apparatus An upright metallic pipe, which extends into the supply of liquid in a vessel adjacent to a conduit for a float with a permanent magnet which rises and falls with the upper level of liquid, contains an elongated flexible body having an impermeable insulat... | 10/07/1980 |
| 4227238 | Mounting and electrical connection means for operation unit for electric devices A number of electric operation components such as tone volume controls of an electric musical instrument are collectively carried by a common chassis preferably manufactured by press stamping which is accompanied by one or more printed circuit base blocks... | 10/07/1980 |
| 4197586 | Electronic calculator assembly An electronic calculator assembly is disclosed having a flexible printed circuit board bonded to a layer of resilient material mounted on a rigid backing plate. An integrated circuit package containing electronic calculator circuitry is held tightly again... | 04/08/1980 |
| 4191441 | Circuit board assembly This specification discloses a circuit board assembly having a circuit board with a front surface, a contact supporting surface extending rearwardly away from the front surface, a flexible circuit sheet mounted on the front surface with a contact portion ... | 03/04/1980 |
| 4173035 | Tape strip for effecting moving light display A flexible lighting strip including a circuit of modular construction formed thereon, light emitting diodes connected to said circuit, and the circuit being connectable to control circuitry which provides selected energization to said circuit and the ligh... | 10/30/1979 |
| 4169642 | Integrated circuit connector A flexible printed circuit has printed electrical contacts which are spring loaded to corresponding integrated circuit contacts or to corresponding other circuit contacts to form a connector.... | 10/02/1979 |
| 4149219 | Flexible printed circuit board assembly A flexible printed circuitry board assembly having a plurality of rigid pted circuit boards spaced apart but mechanically and electrically connected by a thin flexible printed circuitry board which is bonded to one side of each rigid board. The assembled... | 04/10/1979 |
| 4145584 | Flexible keyboard switch with integral spacer protrusions A keyboard switch construction in which contacting surfaces in spaced apposition on resilient, flexible, electrically non-conductive laminae are prevented from making contact in the absence of outside pressure by ribs formed in the material and substantia... | 03/20/1979 |
| 4143932 | Modular interconnect assembly for telecommunications systems Bodies, or frames, of use in the formation of modular interconnect terminals, or terminal modules are shown. The bodies are formed, characteristically, from single pieces of material to include pockets or receptacles into which electrical contact elements... | 03/13/1979 |
| 4121044 | Flexible through-contacted printed circuits A flexible printed circuit board has conductors on opposite sides thereof which are through-contacted by die-punching the board to form an angularly-displaced tongue portion about which solder is flowed to contact both conductors. A terminal pin is option... | 10/17/1978 |
| 4104701 | Mounting assembly for electronic power devices An assembly for mounting electronic power devices to a flexible circuit board and in an enclosure. A slotted plastic button is mounted to the built-in heat sink portion of the power device and a spring member is mounted between two such power devices. The... | 08/01/1978 |
| 4099038 | Separable electrical flexible cable assembly for moving stores such as missiles A peelaway flat cable for providing electrical connection to a missile. First and second flat cables, each having a plurality of spaced conductors, are electrically connected together and are bonded to one another. A breakaway joint is provided in the cab... | 07/04/1978 |
| 4086426 | Stress relieved printed wiring board A board of dielectric material having printed electrical circuitry on at least one side thereof with at least one mounting pad and a hole through the board in the center of the mounting pad for receiving the connecting lead of a component with a stress re... | 04/25/1978 |
| 4085433 | Method and apparatus for improving packaging density of discrete electronic components A method for increasing the packaging density of discrete electronic components. The components are mounted to a flexible printed circuit board at predetermined locations with normal orientation with respect to the board. The board is then folded in such ... | 04/18/1978 |
| 4050756 | Conductive elastomer connector and method of making same An electrical connector in which conductive rubber rods are mounted in a nonconductive substrate. The rods extend above and below the upper and lower surfaces, respectively, of the substrate for electrically interconnecting conductive traces on a pair of ... | 09/27/1977 |
| 4044397 | Integrated circuit wiring bridge apparatus A flexible wiring bridge apparatus for integrated circuits providing circuit modifications of a semi-permanent nature.... | 08/23/1977 |
| 4042861 | Mounting arrangement for an integrated circuit unit in an electronic digital watch An integrated circuit block assembly is provided with a base plate, a printed base carrying thereon a connecting and wiring pattern and a number of electrodes for connection with those on an integrated circuit chip, fine metallic wires, each being connect... | 08/16/1977 |
| 4030000 | Corner support member for subscriber carrier channel unit assembly Support members are located near the corners of a pair of printed circuit cards for holding them together in a fixed, spaced-apart, adjacent and parallel relationship. Each card has a group of holes formed in the same pattern in each of the four corners t... | 06/14/1977 |
| 4026011 | Flexible circuit assembly A flexible circuit assembly and a method of making it in which there are no separate electrical interconnections between the flexible interconnecting cable and the rigid connector. A flexible insulating film is bonded to a surface of the connector member ... | 05/31/1977 |
| 3979763 | Circuit board arrangement for collapsible camera apparatus A collapsible camera apparatus of a type having at least two sections connected in pivotal relation to each other with a substantially planar surface associated with one section pivotal about a line orthogonal to a second substantially planar surface asso... | 09/07/1976 |
| 3971127 | Method of fabricating a printed wiring board assembly A method of fabricating a folded printed wiring board assembly includes the steps of cutting an aperture into a rigid board; bonding a flexible circuit tape to one side of the board so that the tape bridges the aperture; perforating a plurality of holes t... | 07/27/1976 |
