Patent ID: 7145085

Claim:
A connected assembly of a system circuit board and a vertical mounted subassembly circuit board comprising: a system circuit board having at least one major surface; a subassembly circuit board having a pair of major surfaces, a first edge and an opposing second edge; the subassembly circuit board vertically mounted on the system circuit board by a mounting arrangement comprising one or more metal lugs, each lug comprising a metal body having a generally planar base section for connecting to the major surface of the system board and a transverse section comprising a generally planar section substantially perpendicular to the base section for connecting to a major surface of the subassembly board; the base section of each lug including one or more regions extending under the first edge of the subassembly circuit board; and the first edge of the subassembly circuit board including one or more regions of metallization for connection with one or more lug regions extending under the edge to provide thermal or electrical connection.