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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 1996
Filed:
Jul. 19, 1994
Duncan MacGregor, Shingle Springs, CA (US);
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to electronic packaging for PC Cards, and more particularly to attaching the PC Card covers to the printed circuit board and frame. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a PC card assembly comprising of a printed circuit board coupled to the frame and attached to a bottom cover and a top cover by tabs in the bottom cover. The present invention also provides a method of assembling the PC Cards such that the tabs in the bottom cover are inserted into the through openings in the frame. These inserted tabs are then bonded to the top cover, creating a very rigid assembly and providing a very fast manufacturing process throughput.