Abstract: An electrical connector assembly (10) includes a housing (24) having an inner terminal (50) with a spring biasing member (54), an outer conductive shell (14), and an electrical component (60) having electrodes (62) on ends thereof disposed in a recess (28) of the housing (24). The recess (28) is adjacent an inner surface of the shell (14) and the spring biasing member (54). The component is completely enclosed within the assembly (10) and is biased against the shell (14) with the electrodes (62) thereof in electrical engagement with the biasing member (54) and the inner surface of the shell (14). The improvement comprises a soldered connection (64) between the biasing member (54) and one of the electrodes (62) of the component (60) whereby the soldered connection assuredly maintains the position of the component (60) during the assembly process and thereafter.

Abstract: Circuit film strip comprises a continuous strip of plastic film having a repetitive pattern of conductors thereon and indexing holes along its side edges. The indexing holes comprise a layer of metal on the film which extends over a punched hole in the film. The metal layer has an etched hole therein which is produced by the same printing and etching process as is employed to produce the conductors so that the etched holes are precisely located with reference to the conductors.

Abstract: An electrical connector housing for securing an electrical terminal in a passageway thereof, the passageway includes a first stop means integrally formed from a first area of the passageway and against which a section of the terminal engages to limit movement of the terminal in one direction in the passageway and a second stop means integrally formed from a second area of the passageway and being spaced from the first stop means, the second stop means defining stiffly-flexible means provided with free end means engageable with another section of the terminal thereby limiting movement of the terminal in another direction in the passageway.

Abstract: An electrical connector housing for securing an electrical terminal in a passageway thereof, the passageway includes a first stop means integrally formed from a first area of the passageway and against which a section of the terminal engages to limit movement of the terminal in one direction in the passageway and a second stop means integrally formed from a second area of the passageway and being spaced from the first stop means, the second stop means defining stiffly-flexible means provided with free end means engageable with another section of the terminal thereby limiting movement of the terminal in another direction in the passageway.