Patent ID: 8196281

Claim:
A method of applying force to electrical contacts on a printed circuit board, the steps comprising: a) providing a backing plate with a plurality of apertures around the periphery thereof, at least one center, threaded aperture, and at least one recess in the upper surface thereof; b) placing at least one compression spring in said backing plate recess; c) fastening a screw tension release rod into said at least one threaded aperture, said screw tension release rod having a suitably sized nut; d) providing a compression plate having a plurality of apertures around the periphery thereof and a center aperture formed therein; e) aligning said compression plate over said at least one compression spring and over said backer plate, said compression plate being aligned over said backer plate so as to align said backer plate apertures with said compression plate apertures; f) inserting said screw tension release rod into said compression plate center aperture; g) screwing a nut onto said screw tension release rod to clamp said compression plate and said backer plate together, creating a clamping assembly; h) using posts inserted into said backer plate apertures and said compression plate apertures to attach said clamping assembly to a printed circuit board having electrical contacts, said attaching step (h) comprising tightening nuts screwed to said screw tension release rod; and i) releasing said center nut to activate said clamping assembly.