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US 6,093,249 AGranted
Board matched nested support fixture
AssigneeTransition Automation, Inc.
InventorMark Curtin
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Abstract
A support fixture to support a PC card, having components on side 1. A backing plate supports a casting, the casting having a nest. The surface of the nest is characterized in that it is a slightly larger mirror image of the side 1 of the PC card. The backing plate has apertures and the casting is received in the apertures to lock the casting to the backing plate. Vacuum holes are formed in the backing plate, to draw a vacuum to hold the PC card in a planar position.
Claims10
A support fixture for a PC card having components on side 1 thereof which comprises:
- a backing plate;
- a casting supported on the plate, a nest formed in the casting, the surface of the nest characterized in that it is a slightly larger mirror image of the side 1 of the PC card having components thereon;
- means formed in the fixture to secure the PC card in the nest whereby the nest will uniformly support the PC card in a planar position while manufacturing steps are performed on side 2 of the card;
- and
- wherein the backing plate is characterized by apertures and the casting is partially received within the apertures to facilitate the locking of the casting to the backing plate.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.