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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2005
Filed:
Apr. 10, 2003
Norman L. Creekmore, Raleigh, NC (US);
Kevin F. Casey, Cary, NC (US);
Troy Williams Glover, Raleigh, NC (US);
Robert Gregory Twiss, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Norman L. Creekmore, Raleigh, NC (US);
Kevin F. Casey, Cary, NC (US);
Troy Williams Glover, Raleigh, NC (US);
Robert Gregory Twiss, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A circuit board assembly includes a circuit board which defines circuit board pads, a set of surface mount electronic components soldered to a first set of the circuit board pads using a surface mount soldering process, and a set of surface mount coupling devices soldered to a second set of the circuit board pads using the surface mount soldering process. Each surface mount coupling device is configured to couple at least a portion of an object to the circuit board. Each surface mount coupling device includes a set of surface mount pads connected to the second set of the circuit board pads by solder joints resulting from the 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 providing a fixed structure relative to the circuit board for securing the object.