Patent ID: 7359208
Filing Date: 2008-04-15
Classification: G11B,H05K,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A Universal-Serial-Bus (USB) device comprising: a printed circuit board assembly (PCBA) including: a printed circuit board (PCB) including a relatively wide PCB body section and a relatively narrow PCB plug section, wherein the PCB has opposing upper and lower surfaces, a plurality of metal contacts disposed on the upper surface of the PCB plug section, and a plurality of integrated circuits (ICs) including at least one IC mounted on one of the upper surface and the lower surface of the PCB body section; a plastic housing structure secured over the PCBA, the housing structure including a relatively wide handle portion and a relatively narrow plastic plug portion extending from a front handle wall of the handle portion, wherein the PCB body section is enclosed inside the handle portion, and wherein the PCB plug section extends through an opening defined by the front handle wall and is supported over a lower plug wall of the plug portion; and a metal plug shell is fixedly connected to the housing structure such that an upper wall of the metal plug shell extends from the front handle wall over the plug portion, wherein the metal contacts of the PCB are exposed in a gap defined between the PCB plug section and the upper wall of the metal plug shell, wherein the handle portion of the housing structure includes opposing upper and lower walls and opposing side walls that collectively define a housing chamber and include rear edges defining a rear opening, wherein the PCBA is received in the housing chamber such that a rear edge of the PCB is located adjacent to the rear opening, and wherein the USB device further comprises a rear cover mounted onto the rear edges of the handle portion, the rear cover including a PCB support structure extending through the rear opening and connected to the rear edge of the PCB.