Reduced-length, low-profile USB device and card-like carrier
First Claim
1. A reduced-length, low-profile Universal-Serial-Bus (USB) device comprising:
- a printed circuit board assembly (PCBA) including;
a printed circuit board (PCB) including a relatively wide PCB handle section and a relatively narrow PCB plug section, the PCB having opposing first and second surfaces,a plurality of metal contacts disposed on the first surface of the PCB plug section,first and second integrated circuits (ICs) mounted on the second surface of the PCB, the first IC including means for processing USB signals, anda plurality of conductive structures mounted on the PCB for passing signals between the metal contacts and the first IC; and
a housing attached to the PCBA and including a cover plate extending over both the PCB handle section and the PCB plug section,wherein the first IC is at least partially mounted on the PCB plug section of the PCB,wherein the cover plate includes a planar surface that is parallel to the PCB, andwherein a first thickness measured between the first surface of the PCB and the planar surface adjacent to the metal contacts is substantially equal to a second thickness between the first surface of the PCB and the planar surface adjacent to the IC.
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Abstract
A USB device in which all of the devices ICs are located on a lower surface of a PCB (i.e., opposite to the metal contacts) to minimize the device'"'"'s thickness, and at least one of the ICs is positioned on a relatively narrow portion of the USB plug to minimize the device'"'"'s length. A card-like carrier for protecting the USB device when not in use includes a frame-like base portion having peripheral walls surrounding a relatively wide main chamber, and an end portion that is attached to the base portion and includes end walls that define a relatively narrow slot communicating with the main chamber. The USB device plug structure is inserted through the main chamber into the slot until a front edge of the handle structure abuts the end walls, and then the device is rotated downward into the main chamber.
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8 Claims
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1. A reduced-length, low-profile Universal-Serial-Bus (USB) device comprising:
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a printed circuit board assembly (PCBA) including; a printed circuit board (PCB) including a relatively wide PCB handle section and a relatively narrow PCB plug section, the PCB having opposing first and second surfaces, a plurality of metal contacts disposed on the first surface of the PCB plug section, first and second integrated circuits (ICs) mounted on the second surface of the PCB, the first IC including means for processing USB signals, and a plurality of conductive structures mounted on the PCB for passing signals between the metal contacts and the first IC; and a housing attached to the PCBA and including a cover plate extending over both the PCB handle section and the PCB plug section, wherein the first IC is at least partially mounted on the PCB plug section of the PCB, wherein the cover plate includes a planar surface that is parallel to the PCB, and wherein a first thickness measured between the first surface of the PCB and the planar surface adjacent to the metal contacts is substantially equal to a second thickness between the first surface of the PCB and the planar surface adjacent to the IC. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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