Patent ID: 6189418
Filing Date: 2001-02-20
Classification: B23P,B25B,H05K,Y10T

Abstract:
An apparatus for installing a processor bracket on a system board, the apparatus comprising:a driver base having a plurality of apertures formed therethrough;a plurality of air drivers secured to the driver base, each air driver having an end extending through a respective one of the apertures and having a driver rod extending from the end thereof;a driver head on a terminal end of each driver rod;a positioning guide, the positioning guide having a plurality of extension guides for respectively receiving the driver rods so that each driver head protrudes from each extension guide;a connecting rod attached to the positioning guide for limited movement relative to the positioning guide; anda resilient member mounted on the connecting rod between the driver base and the positioning guide for maintaining the positioning guide spaced apart from the driver base, whereby upon movement of the driver base toward the positioning guide, the driver heads are extended a limited distance from their respective extension guides.