Patent ID: 7507119

Claim:
A Universal-Serial-Bus (USB) device with an integrated USB connector comprising: a circuit board having a top surface and a bottom surface substantially parallel to the top surface, the circuit board having edges around a perimeter of the top and bottom surfaces, the circuit board having wiring traces; an integrated circuit mounted on the top surface or on the bottom surface of the circuit board; a housing shaped to surround the circuit board, the housing having a first opening shaped to allow the circuit board to be inserted into the housing during assembly; a USB wrap, attached to the housing, the USB wrap forming a perimeter of an integrated USB plug; an extension end of the circuit board, the extension end being shaped to fit inside the USB wrap when the circuit board is inserted into the housing during assembly; USB metal contacts formed on the top surface of the circuit board on the extension end of the circuit board, the USB metal contacts for making physical and electrical contact with metal contacts in a USB socket when the integrated USB plug is inserted into the USB socket; and a plug supporter sized to fit within the USB wrap, for supporting the extension end of the circuit board within the USB wrap, whereby the plug supporter supports the extension end of the circuit board within the USB wrap.