Patent ID: 8665601

Claim:
A solid-state drive, comprising: a first cover plate that includes a rib having a rib extension length that extends from a first surface of said first cover plate, said rib also having an interior rib surface; a second cover plate having a second surface; a first circuit board having a perimeter board edge portion that is situated between said first and second surfaces, said perimeter board edge portion having a thickness that does not exceed said rib extension length; an interlocking mechanism that interlocks said first cover plate and said second cover plate and that is disposed to at least partially fit within said first circuit board; a first alignment guide and a first tab disposed on said second cover plate; a second alignment guide, a second tab, and a rib disposed on a spacer, said rib including a notch disposed to receive said first tab; said first alignment guide, said first cover plate and said second alignment guide fastened together by a fastener; said rib disposed between said first alignment guide and said first tab; and wherein said coupling of said first and second alignment guides and said cover plate distribute torsion applied to the solid-state drive among said first and second cover plate and said spacer.