Patent ID: 6880243

Claim:
A stiffener for stiffening a circuit board comprising: a first elongated horizontal member having a substantially horizontal surface, the first elongated horizontal member having a curved edge along one elongated edge; a second elongated horizontal member extending from and rigidly coupled to the curved edge of the first elongated horizontal member; the second elongated horizontal member positioned below and substantially parallel to the first elongated horizontal member; an elongated vertical member extending downward from and rigidly coupled to the second elongated horizontal member at an elongated edge of the second elongated horizontal member that is substantially opposite the curved edge coupling the first and second elongated horizontal members, the elongated vertical member having a plurality of legs extending from the elongated vertical member; and a plurality of flanges respectively extending from and rigidly coupled to the plurality of legs, the plurality of flanges being substantially perpendicular to its respective plurality of legs, the plurality of flanges extending in a direction toward the curved edge, the plurality of flanges being suitable for attaching to a surface of said circuit board.