Abstract: Compliant supports hover a cover having a pressure sensitive adhesive (PSA) applied to bottom surface over a housing to enable precise alignment of the cover to the housing. The compliant supports are placed along a surface of the housing and in respective cavities formed in the surface. The cavities enable locating the compliant supports and enclosing the compliant support after assembly of the enclosure. At least a portion of each of the compliant supports extends above the surface of the housing to hover the cover above the housing such that the PSA does not contact the housing. The compliant supports apply an upward force on the cover to maintain a gap between the cover and the housing. After alignment of the cover to the housing, the cover is brought into contact with the housing while retaining at least one of the compliant supports in the cavity of the housing.