Patent ID: 7975369

Claim:
A circuit board assembly fixture for use in assembling a circuit board assembly, said fixture comprising: a plurality of supporting surfaces each comprising a first side and an opposite second side, each said first side is configured to receive at least one of a plurality of fixed circuits to be coupled together using at least one flexible circuit, wherein the plurality of fixed circuits comprises at least one of a fully flexible circuit, a flexible circuit having stiffeners, and a rigid circuit; at least one hinge configured to couple said plurality of supporting surfaces together, each of said at least one hinge enables said plurality of supporting surfaces to be folded into a desired alignment relative to each other and provides structural support for the circuit board assembly; at least one fastening mechanism extending from said first side and configured to at least one of retain and align each of the plurality of fixed circuits in position relative to each of said plurality of supporting surfaces; and at least one retainer coupled to at least one of said plurality of supporting surfaces for retaining an alignment of each of said plurality of supporting surfaces relative to each other.