US 12,293,978 B2
Circuit systems
Stephen Andrew Steger, Los Angeles, CA (US); and Emily Lauren Clopp, Santa Monica, CA (US)
Assigned to Snap Inc., Santa Monica, CA (US)
Filed by Snap Inc., Santa Monica, CA (US)
Filed on May 22, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/671,764.
Application 18/671,764 is a continuation of application No. 17/106,907, filed on Nov. 30, 2020, granted, now 12,009,311.
Application 17/106,907 is a continuation of application No. 16/903,016, filed on Jun. 16, 2020, granted, now 10,879,193.
Application 16/903,016 is a continuation of application No. 15/871,613, filed on Jan. 15, 2018, granted, now 10,714,429.
Prior Publication US 2024/0312927 A1, Sep. 19, 2024
Int. Cl. H05K 1/02 (2006.01); H01L 23/552 (2006.01); H05K 9/00 (2006.01)
CPC H01L 23/552 (2013.01) [H05K 1/0216 (2013.01); H05K 9/0081 (2013.01); H05K 9/0024 (2013.01); H05K 9/0052 (2013.01); H05K 9/0071 (2013.01); H05K 2201/0707 (2013.01); H05K 2201/10371 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
15. A method of assembling a circuit board system, the method comprising:
positioning a first circuit board and a second circuit board in a first spatial orientation relative to one another; and
fixing substrates of the first and second circuit boards in the first spatial orientation, wherein the fixing of the substrates comprises:
passing an elongate flexible circuit secured to the first circuit through a coupling opening defined by a locking formation integrated with a substrate of the second circuit board, such that a distal end portion of the flexible circuit projects beyond the coupling opening, the flexible circuit being non-resiliently deformable such that it is capable of holding a non-linear shape manually applied thereto; and
manually deforming the distal end portion of the flexible circuit to include a non-rectilinear irregularity, withdrawal of the distal end portion from the coupling opening of the locking formation being prevented by obstruction of the irregularity against the locking formation opening.