Patent ID: 9591766
Date: 2017-03-07
CPC Classifications: H04M,H05K

Claim:
1. A printed circuit board (PCB) assembly for a portable device comprising: a PCB, a carrier having therein a plurality of holes; a device housing; and a corresponding plurality of cylindrical contacts retained in the plurality of holes of the carrier, wherein the plurality of cylindrical contacts are retained by the carrier in a desired assembly position, wherein the carrier comprises a plurality of posts which protrude through a matching plurality of holes in the PCB, wherein the plurality of cylindrical contacts are retained in the carrier by a first force and are affixed to the PCB by a second force, and wherein the second force exceeds the first force, such that the carrier is removable from the assembly without dislodging the plurality of cylindrical contacts from the PCB prior to affixing the device housing to the PCB.