PC card assembly

A PC card assembly comprising:

• a printed circuit board assembly (PCBA) including:
• a printed circuit board (PCB) having first and second parallel side edges and first and second parallel end edges located at respective ends of the first and second side edges, and
• a connector mounted on the second end edge of the PCB;
• and
• a housing comprising a frame-like body including:
• a lower wall,
• first and second parallel side rails respectively connected to opposing side edges of the lower wall, and
• an end rail extending along a first end edge of the lower wall,
• wherein the lower wall, first and second side rails and the end rail define a pocket for receiving the PCB of the PCBA,
• wherein each of the first and second side rails include a step-like mounting structure located inside the pocket, the mounting structure including a peripheral shelf and at least one alignment protrusion extending onto the peripheral shelf, and
• wherein each of the first and second parallel side edges of the PCB define at least one alignment notch located such that when the PCBA is mounted onto frame-like body, the first and second side edges contact the peripheral shelf, and each alignment protrusion is received in a corresponding said alignment notch such that the PCB is maintained in a predetermined position relative to the frame-like body.