Patent ID: 7166252

Claim:
A method of coating a material on a portion of printed circuit board, comprising: placing a printed circuit board on a base having a surface having a radius of curvature including one of a convex radius of curvature and a concave radius of curvature for mounting the printed circuit board thereon, the base having at least one aperture therein; and restricting from movement for a predetermined time at least two edges of the printed circuit board with a portion of a clamping element of at least two clamping elements to the base by engaging at least two retaining elements with portions of the clamping element for conforming the printed circuit board to the surface of the base, the printed circuit board having a radius of curvature including one of a convex radius of curvature and a concave radius of curvature of at least a portion thereof as a result of conforming to the surface of the base, the radius of curvature of the base opposite the radius of curvature of the printed circuit board for coating a material to the base.