Patent ID: 8186041
Filing Date: 2012-05-29
Classification: H01R,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A soldering fixture for soldering an electrical connector to a printed circuit board, the soldering fixture comprising: a unitary base member configured to maintain a printed circuit board and an electrical connector in a particular orientation during soldering, the unitary base member comprising: a lateral channel dimensioned to maintain a plurality of wire leads associated with the electrical connector in a spaced relationship with the printed circuit board; and, a wire alignment tool configured to align the plurality of wire leads in the particular orientation such that the plurality of wire leads are in at least juxtaposition with a plurality of solder pads affixed to one or more surfaces of the printed circuit board wherein the wire alignment tool includes a wire retainer comb and an inverted U-shaped support which spans a lateral dimension of at least the electrical connector; wherein the wire retainer comb is removably and slidably coupled to the inverted U-shaped support and perpendicularly aligned with the unitary base member.