Circuit board with integral connector

Claim 1

A printed circuit board assembly comprising: a printed circuit board formed of plastic material, said board having an upper surface, a bottom surface, and a plurality of side edges, and a plurality of electrically conductive paths provided on at least one of said upper and bottom surfaces and adapted for providing electrical connection between electrical components which can be located at said at least one surface, a connector integrally formed with said printed circuit board adjacent to at least one of said side edges, said connector having a plurality of contact elements provided with contact ends and terminating ends, a plurality of depressions integrally formed on said at least one surface, said depressions having side edges and a bottom portion, a plurality of apertures in said connector, said terminating ends being received in corresponding ones of said apertures, said apertures extending through corresponding ones of said depressions such that the terminating ends extend through said depressions, and said conductive paths extending from said at least one surface into said depressions such that said terminating ends are in electrical connection in said depressions with predetermined ones of said conductive paths for providing connection to the outside of said assembly.