Patent ID: 7364437

Claim:
An electronic device, comprising: a printed circuit board (PCB), wherein the PCB includes a mounting surface for mounting an electrical component, and wherein the PCB has a first tab that extends from the PCB, wherein the first tab is one of a plurality of tabs that extend from the PCB, and wherein the plurality of tabs are integral features of the PCB; a constraining device adjacent to a surface of the PCB opposite to the mounting surface, wherein the constraining device has a second tab that extends from the constraining device; and a housing including a base including base sidewalls forming a first recess that accepts the first tab and a second recess that accepts the second tab, wherein the base holds the first tab in the first recess, wherein the base sidewalls include a locking mechanism that holds the second tab in the second recess, wherein the locking mechanism is a unitary feature of the base sidewalls, wherein the constraining device holds the PCB to the base.