Patent ID: 8620381

Claim:
An assembly comprising: a printed circuit board (PCB) having opposed first and second sides and defining an aperture extending from the first side to the second side; and a SIM card holder configured for retaining a SIM card and comprising: a base received in the aperture; a plurality of SIM contacts for interfacing with corresponding contacts of the SIM card; a plurality of electrical connectors each having a first end and a second end, the electrical connectors being at least partially embedded in the base and extending through the base, the first end of each electrical connector being located on a first side of the base and connected to a respective contact on the first side of the PCB and the second end of each electrical connector being located on a second side of the base and connected to a respective SIM contact, wherein the electrical connectors are configured to suspend the base within the aperture of the PCB so that the base and the PCB are substantially aligned in a common plane; and a card retaining member attached to the second side of the PCB and configured for releasably securing the SIM card, the card retaining member comprising a three-sided housing including a support member and a pair of substantially parallel sidewalls located at opposite sides of the support member, wherein the sidewalls of the card retaining member are surface mounted to the second side of the PCB.