Patent ID: 9713851
Date: 2017-07-25
CPC Classifications: B23K,H05K

Claim:
1. A securing assembly suitable for securing a component to a mounting surface of an enclosure of an electronic device, the securing assembly comprising: a flexible circuit having a first surface and a second surface, the first surface opposite the second surface; a surface-mount device electrically coupled with the flexible circuit at the first surface; a securing element coupled with the flexible circuit at the second surface, the securing element comprising a securing element hole and a first welding point, the securing element further comprising a first end having a first curved perimeter and a second end opposite the first end, the second end having a second curved perimeter different than the first curved perimeter; a bracket comprising an indentation into the bracket, the indentation having a first section having a first shape corresponding to the first curved perimeter, the indentation further having a second section having a second shape corresponding to the second curved perimeter such that the bracket receives the securing element at the indentation, the bracket further comprising a bracket hole aligned with the securing element hole such that the bracket hole and the securing element hole; and a fastener that passes through the bracket hole and the securing element hole and secures the surface-mount device with the mounting surface, wherein the indentation comprises a second welding point aligned with the first welding to join the securing element with the bracket by a weld.