Patent ID: 7252518
Filing Date: 2007-08-07
Classification: H01R,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A Universal-Serial-Bus (USB) device comprising: a printed circuit board assembly (PCBA) including: a printed circuit board (PCB) having opposing upper and lower surfaces and including a PCB body section and a PCB plug section, a plurality of metal contacts disposed on the upper surface of the PCB plug section, and at least one integrated circuit (IC) mounted on the PCB body section, the IC including means for processing USB signals transmitted to the plurality of metal contacts; and a plastic housing including a cover portion mounted over the PCB body section such that the IC is enclosed inside the cover portion, and a plug substrate portion integrally connected to and extending from the cover portion, wherein the PCB plug section is fixedly attached to the plug substrate portion such that the plug substrate portion covers the lower surface of the PCB plug section, and the upper surface of the PCB plug section is exposed above the plug substrate portion; and a case comprising folded sheet metal including a handle portion fixedly secured around the cover portion of the plastic housing, and a metal plug shell integrally connected to and extending from the handle portion such that a lower shell wall of the plug shell contacts a lower surface of the plug substrate portion and an upper shell wall of the plug shell is positioned over and spaced from the upper surface of the PCB plug section by a predetermined gap distance, wherein the cover portion of the plastic housing includes a tab and the handle portion of the case defines a slot, and wherein the tab is received inside the slot.