Patent ID: 7243418

Claim:
An apparatus for opening a sealed module having a sealed housing formed of a first section and a second section sealingly connected to the first section, and a circuit board mounted on the second section within the housing, the circuit board including at least one connector having an exposed surface accessible from outside the housing, said apparatus comprising: a base adapted to support the first section of the module housing; a force transmitter adapted to transmit a separation force to the exposed surface of the at least one connector to separate the second section from the first section, said force transmitter including at least one transmitting surface sized and shaped to distribute the separation force across the exposed surface of the at least one connector to create substantially uniform pressure on the exposed surface of the connector, wherein said base includes a bottom wall and a side wall extending from the bottom wall, said side wall having an upper support surface to support an outer flange of the first section of the housing.