Patent ID: 6178624
Filing Date: 2001-01-30
Classification: H05K,Y10T

Abstract:
In the manufacturing of motherboards having a processor contact site for a single-edge-contact processor with a plurality of contacts along a contact edge, a method of preparing a plurality of motherboards for shipping to a computer manufacturer, the method comprising:providing a plurality of mounting modules, each mounting module having a base with opposing inner side channels configured to receive a single-edge-contact processor and a component holder coupled to the base, each component holder having opposing interior side channels, wherein each component holder is positionable in a raised position in which the interior side channels are each aligned with the inner side channels of the base to which the component holder is attached, and each component holder is positionable in a lowered position in which the component holder is adjacent to the base to which it is attached;attaching each base to a corresponding motherboard;positioning each component holder in the lowered position; andstacking the motherboards on each other in a shipping container with the component holders in the lowered position.