Patent ID: 7940530
Filing Date: 2011-05-10
Classification: H05K

Abstract:
1. A circuit board arrangement, comprising: a first circuit board including a first edge connector, said first edge connector including a plurality of fingers, each said finger including at least one first conductor pad; a second circuit board including a second edge connector, said second edge connector including a plurality of openings positioned generally in line with each other and a plurality of second conductor pads, each said opening having a corresponding said finger positioned therein, each said second conductor pad positioned adjacent a corresponding said opening and corresponding said first conductor pad; a base support extending from the first circuit board to support the second circuit board in a generally perpendicular orientation with respect to the first circuit board, the base support have a bottom end near the first circuit board and a top end opposite the bottom end; and a plurality of lateral members extending laterally from the base support near or at the top end, each of the lateral members terminating at a distal end in an engaging feature that engages two opposite surfaces of the second circuit board where the engaging feature is spaced laterally apart from the bottom end.