Patent ID: 7848116
Filing Date: 2010-12-07
Classification: H01R,H05K

Abstract:
1. A circuit board carrier for mounting a first printed circuit board in relation to a second circuit board, said circuit board carrier comprising: a flat base for abutting said second circuit board, said second circuit board having a second edge connector; a pair of wing supports on laterally opposite sides of said base, each said wing support terminating in a snap-in feature for interlocking engagement with a corresponding hole in said second circuit board such that the snap-in feature contacts two opposite sides of said second circuit board and such that the snap-in feature is spaced apart from the flat base; at least one slot guide for retaining a lateral edge of said first printed circuit board, the first printed circuit board comprising a first edge connector; and a retainer at an end generally opposite said base for retaining a distal edge of said first printed circuit board, the distal edge opposite the first edge connector, the first edge connector comprising a plurality of fingers with first conductor pads for electrical connection and bonding to corresponding second conductor pads associated with the second circuit board.