Patent ID: 7876577

Claim:
A system for connecting electrical devices to one another, comprising: (a) a substrate comprising a molded interconnection device, wherein the substrate is horizontally oriented or non-horizontally oriented; (b) at least one anchor device recessed within the substrate, wherein the at least one recessed anchor device further includes a plurality of recessed contiguous walls having a first protruding triangular retention member and a second protruding triangular retention member formed opposite one another on two of the plurality of recessed walls of the anchor device, wherein the first and second protruding retention members are non-conductive; (c) at least one electronic component mounted within the at least one recessed anchor device, wherein the first and second protruding triangular retention members laterally deform when the at least one electronic component is inserted into the recessed anchor device and wherein the first and second protruding triangular retention members physically contact and secure the at least one electronic component to the substrate; and (d) at least one electrical trace disposed on the substrate, wherein the at least one electrical trace extends down and across at least one of the plurality of recessed and contiguous walls of the anchor device; and (e) at least one solder pad disposed in the recessed anchor device and in electrical contact with the at least one electrical trace, wherein the at least one solder pad contacts the at least one electronic component for forming an electrical connection between the substrate and the at least one electrical component.