Apparatus and method for installing and extracting components on a printed circuit board
OwnerVernon Bollesen, Peter Cuong Dac Tainventors
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Abstract
An apparatus for installing and extracting a component on a printed circuit board includes an adjustable body having a first angled edge and a second angled edge. Each of the first and second angled edges is formed with a flange engageable with a surface of the component. The adjustable body may be adjustable to a first position to allow each of the flanges to engage a surface of the component. The adjustable body may include a first tab and a second tab extending therefrom. The first and second tabs are moved toward each other to adjust the adjustable body within a range of positions.
Claims25
An apparatus for moving a component of a computer system, the apparatus comprising:
- an adjustable body;
- a first angled edge of said adjustable body;
- and
- a second angled edge of said adjustable body;
- wherein each of said first and second angled edges is formed with a flange engageable with a surface of the component.
An extraction apparatus for a memory module, the apparatus comprising:
- a claw having a first member and a second member, wherein said first and second members are rotateable about a common axis;
- and
- a handle rotateable about said common axis;
- wherein said claw is engageable with the memory module when said claw is in an open position.
An apparatus comprising:
- first engaging means for engaging a bottom surface of a substrate;
- second engaging means for engaging said bottom surface of said substrate;
- connecting means for rotateably connecting said first and second engaging means relative to each other;
- and
- lifting means for lifting the apparatus when said first and second engaging means are engaged with said bottom surface of said substrate.
A method of extracting a component from a printed circuit board, the method comprising:
- engaging the component with an adjustable claw such that a bottom surface of the component is supported by said adjustable claw;
- and
- pulling said adjustable claw away from the printed circuit board while said adjustable claw is engaged with the component.
A method of installing a component in a socket on a printed circuit board, the method comprising:
- engaging the component with an adjustable claw;
- positioning the component over the socket using said adjustable claw;
- and
- pushing said adjustable claw toward the socket such that the component engages the socket.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.