Circuit board and insertion tool

A tool for inserting a circuit board edge connector on a circuit board into a motherboard connector on a motherboard, said tool comprising:

• a sliding surface adapted to convey the circuit board across the motherboard to a stop, pins of the motherboard connector being oriented orthogonal to the direction of conveyance of the circuit board on insertion;
• and
• a force transfer device including a handle for transferring force applied to said handle into force applied to the circuit board in a direction to force the pins of the circuit board into contact with the pins of the motherboard connector.

A circuit board having a circuit board edge connector for insertion into a motherboard connector on a motherboard comprising:

• a first force transfer coupling fixedly attached to said circuit board;
• said force transfer coupling adapted to engage a tool simultaneously with the engagement of said tool by a motherboard coupling to cause said motherboard and circuit board connectors to be pulled respectively together and apart upon tool movement across the motherboard in respective first and second opposite directions thereby transferring force applied to said tool into force applied to the circuit board in a direction to force the pins of the circuit board into contact with pins of the motherboard connector without application of bowing force to said circuit board.

A motherboard comprising:

• a motherboard connector adapted for mating with a circuit board connector on a circuit board;
• said motherboard having a coupling for slidably engaging a tool to convey the circuit board across the motherboard, with pins of the motherboard connector being oriented orthogonal to the direction of conveyance of the circuit board, and to transfer force applied to said tool into a force applied between said circuit board and said motherboard in a direction to force the pins of the circuit board connector into contact with the pins of the motherboard connector.