Patent ID: 7151663

Claim:
A method for forming an electronic assembly in a housing, said housing comprising a base, a top, a pair of opposing side walls located on opposing sides of said base and top, said walls connected to said base, each side wall having a top end portion located above said top in a direction away from said base, and said assembly comprising a frame positioned between said base and said top, comprising the steps of: assembling a plurality of spacers in said housing running between said base and said top proximate said opposing side walls, applying a downward pressure on said top to force the top against the spacers, bending top end portions of said opposing side walls about said sides of said top to form bent top end portions such that said top is positioned between said bent top end portions and said spacers, and releasing said downward pressure on said top to cause said spacers to apply pressure against said top to force said top against said bent top end portions of said opposing side walls.