Patent ID: 6397457
Filing Date: 2002-06-04
Classification: H01R,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
Apparatus in combination with a printed circuit board and a connector for removing the connector from the printed circuit board, said connector comprising a connector housing including contact pins which are bent at an angle, and wherein a portion of the contact pins include a compliant attachment or press-fit area by means of which the connector is attached to the circuit board, said apparatus comprising:a press for removing the connector, said press comprising a push ram and an opposing table having an anvil, said anvil comprising a base portion and a hook shaped portion, said hook shaped portion being in the form of a comb having openings or slots which can be registered with the position of the contact pins of the connector along a given direction of the connector, wherein the contact pins of the connector are bent at an angle of about 90Â° and wherein said apparatus further includes means for providing relative motion between the push ram and the anvil so that the contact pins can be pressed out of the printed circuit board while avoiding the occurrence of lateral forces caused by deformation of the contact pins, and wherein the printed circuit board is adapted to be positioned on the anvil and wherein the anvil hook shaped portion is adapted to extend into the connector housing and between the rows of contact pins.