Patent ID: 7008240

Claim:
A PC card assembly comprising: a printed circuit board assembly (PCBA) including: a printed circuit board (PCB) having first and second parallel side edges and first and second parallel end edges located at respective ends of the first and second side edges, and a connector mounted on the second end edge of the PCB; and a housing comprising a frame-like body including: a lower wall, first and second parallel side rails respectively connected to opposing side edges of the lower wall, and an end rail extending along a first end edge of the lower wall, wherein the lower wall, first and second side rails and the end rail define a pocket for receiving the PCB of the PCBA, wherein each of the first and second side rails include a step-like mounting structure located inside the pocket, the mounting structure including a peripheral shelf and at least one alignment protrusion extending onto the peripheral shelf, and wherein each of the first and second parallel side edges of the PCB define at least one alignment notch located such that when the PCBA is mounted onto frame-like body, the first and second side edges contact the peripheral shelf, and each alignment protrusion is received in a corresponding said alignment notch such that the PCB is maintained in a predetermined position relative to the frame-like body.