Patent ID: 8254134

Claim:
A memory card device comprising: a printed circuit board assembly (PCBA) including: a printed circuit board (PCB) having opposing first and second surfaces, the printed circuit board (PCB) including, a plurality of metal contacts mounted on the first surface of the PCB and connected to corresponding conductive traces, at least one passive component surface mounted on a selected one of the first and second surfaces of the PCB, at least one integrated circuit (IC) device mounted on said selected one of the first and second surfaces of the PCB; an integral molded plastic casing comprising thermoset plastic and including an upper wall formed on the first surface, a lower wall formed on the second surface, and opposing first and second walls extending between the upper and lower walls, wherein the molded plastic casing is formed such that said at least one passive component and said at least one IC device are encased by said thermoset plastic, and wherein the molded plastic casing includes a pre-molded switch slot includes a cavity that is exposed by a first opening defined between first and second portions of said second side wall and a second opening defined in a portion of the lower wall; and a write protect switch assembly mounted onto the molded plastic casing, the write protect switch assembly including: a movable switch button having a base portion movably engaged in the cavity of the pre-molded switch slot, and a button top extending through the first opening; and a switch cap secured to the lower wall of the molded plastic casing and having a flat wall portion of the switch cap encloses the second opening such that the base portion of the movable switch button is covered by the flat wall portion.