Patent ID: 6684491
Filing Date: 2004-02-03
Classification: H01R,Y10T

Abstract:
An extraction device for removing a connector plug from a data storage device comprising:first and second lever plates having a length extending between opposed first and second ends and a width extending between opposed sides and the first and second lever plates being pivotally connected between the first and second ends to form lever handles and lever arms and the lever arms including opposed fingers spaced along the width of the lever plates between the opposed sides and including a slot between the opposed fingers having a slot width adaptively sized relative to a width of the connector plug and the fingers including an engagement length extending along a length portion of the first and second lever plates to an engagement edge at the second end of the first and second lever plates and the opposed spaced fingers having a profile along the engagement length to the engagement edge to adaptively position the fingers between a portion of the connector plug and the data storage device; and a spring biasing the lever arms of the first and second lever plates towards one another and the first and second lever plates being movable against the spring bias to adaptively open the lever arms to remove the connector plug.