Patent ID: 8187032

Claim:
A method of assembling a connector clamp to a printed circuit board, comprising: providing a frame having an upper side, a lower side, at least one aperture having a threaded portion said aperture extending through said frame and is adapted to threadingly associate with threads on a connector having at least one extension, wherein said at least one extension is at least one pin capable of mating engagement with a printed circuit board, said upper side of said frame having at least one guide well, said upper side of said frame having a fastening device associated with said frame to an upper portion of a housing including a printed circuit board, and at least one securing mechanism on said frame; aligning said upper side of said frame with at least one gasket plate, said at least one gasket plate having an aperture extending through said at least one gasket plate, said at least one gasket plate to facilitate attachment to said frame; connecting said upper side of said frame with said at least one gasket plate by mating said at least one guide well of said frame with a pin on a lower side of said at least one gasket plate, and resting said lower side of said at least one gasket plate on said upper side of said frame, said at least one guide well and said pin providing a pin-and-slot connection engagement; aligning an upper side of said at least one gasket plate with at least one gasket, said at least one gasket configured and dimensioned to adhere to said upper side of said at least one gasket plate, and resting said at least one gasket on said upper side of said at least one gasket plate; applying a connection adhesive to said threads on said connector; inserting said threads on said connector into said frame by inserting said connector through said at least one gasket, through said gasket plate, and through said aperture of said frame; securing said upper portion of said housing to said frame; securing said printed circuit board to said frame; and securing said upper portion of said housing to said lower portion of said housing.