Patent ID: 6924437

Claim:
A surface mount coupling device for coupling an object to a circuit board, the surface mount coupling device comprising: a set of surface mount pads which is configured to solder to the circuit board using a surface mount soldering process; a set of legs extending from the set of surface mount pads; and a body portion connected to the set of legs, the body portion being substantially planar in shape and being raised above the set of surface mount pads by the set of legs to form a fixed structure for securing the object away from a surface of the circuit board when the set of surface mount pads is soldered to the circuit board using the surface mount soldering process; wherein the set of leas includes exactly four legs which operate to position the body portion, which is substantially planar in shape, substantially parallel to the surface of the circuit board; wherein each leg is integral with the body portion to form a cohesive, unitary member; and wherein each leg extends from the body portion in a substantially straight A-frame manner at an angle that is slightly greater than 90 degrees to provide enhanced stability to the body portion.