Patent · US Expired

Tamper barrier enclosure with corner protection

US7156233B2 · kind B2 · utility

67Cited by
35References
15Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateJun 15, 2004
Grant dateJan 2, 2007
Priority date
Expiry dateJan 28, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S206/807
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A tamper protected printed circuit board assembly including a printed circuit board and a tamper wrap attached to the printed circuit board. The tamper wrap includes a plurality of side tabs extending from a main body portion and a plurality of corner protection flaps extending from the side tabs. The tamper wrap covers the entirety of a first surface of the printed circuit board and at least a portion of a second surface opposite the first surface of the printed circuit board. Each of the side tabs covers at least a portion of one of the side walls of the printed circuit board and each of the corner flaps is folded around and covers a respective one of the corner edges of the printed circuit board. The printed circuit board may have a plurality of corner sentinels mounted adjacent to the corners of a surface thereof for protecting such corners.

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