Patent ID: 7872873

Claim:
An extended Universal-Serial-Bus (EUSB) device comprising: a printed circuit board assembly (PCBA) including: a printed circuit board (PCB) including a front edge, the PCB having opposing first and second surfaces and defining a plurality of openings extending between the opposing first and second surfaces and located adjacent to the front edge, a plurality of metal contact pads disposed on the first surface of the PCB and located between the front edge and the plurality of openings, a plurality of metal contact springs, each metal contact spring extending through a corresponding opening of said plurality of openings such that a contact portion of said each metal contact spring protrudes from said first surface; at least one passive component mounted on the second surface of the PCB handle section; and at least one integrated circuit (IC) mounted on the second surface of the PCB handle section; and a single-piece molded housing formed on the second surface of the PCBA such that said at least one passive component and said at least one IC are covered by said molded housing, and such that substantially all of the first surface of the PCB is exposed.