Patent ID: 9060453
Filing Date: 2015-06-16
Classification: G06F,H01R,H05K,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for holding an electronic component for mounting on a circuit board, comprising: a frame including a header having opposing attachment arms extending therefrom, each of the attachment arms including an inwardly facing groove for seating an electronic component between the opposing inwardly facing grooves, and each of the attachment arms further including a second groove extending down a length of the attachment arm from a proximal end of the attachment arm to the inwardly facing groove of the attachment arm such that the second grooves are aligned between the attachment arms; a latching mechanism of the frame including latching members at a distal end of each of the attachment arms for releasably seating the electronic component between the attachment arms; a moveable locking device positioned within the second grooves of the attachment is such that the moveable locking device is slideably positioned between the attachment arms and above the electronic component; and handling levers for removably mating the electronic component to a connector on a circuit board, the handling levers extending upwardly from the header through an outer casing housing the circuit board.