Patent ID: 6115909
Filing Date: 2000-09-12
Classification: H05K,Y10T

Abstract:
A tool for releasably coupling a pin grid array (PGA) chip with a socket, said PGA chip including a first edge and a second edge intersecting at a corner of said PGA chip wherein a plurality of leads on said PGA chip are inserted in corresponding receptacles of said socket, said tool comprising:a housing configured to be placed in fixed relation to said socket;a sled slidably coupled to said housing, said sled including a shoulder having a first side configured to abut said first edge of said PGA chip and a second side positioned substantially perpendicular to said first side and configured to abut said second edge of said PGA chip; andan actuator coupled to said sled for propelling said sled in order to enable said shoulder of said sled to impart a pushing force on said first and second edges of said PGA chip.