Patent ID: 7269004

Claim:
A low-profile Universal-Serial-Bus (USB) device comprising: a printed circuit board assembly (PCBA) including: a printed circuit board (PCB) including a relatively wide PCB handle section and a relatively narrow PCB plug section, the PCB having opposing first and second surfaces, a plurality of metal contacts disposed on the first surface of the PCB plug section, at least one integrated circuit (IC) mounted on the second surface of the PCB, the IC including means for processing USB signals, and a plurality of conductive traces mounted on the PCB, each conductive trace extending between an associated metal contact and the IC; and a housing attached to the PCBA and including a cover plate extending over both the PCB handle section and the PCB plug section, wherein the cover plate includes a planar surface that is parallel to the PCB, wherein a first thickness measured between the first surface of the PCB and the planar surface adjacent to the metal contacts is substantially equal to a second thickness between the first surface of the PCB and the planar surface adjacent to the IC, and wherein substantially all of the housing is located between the first surface and the cover plate.