Patent ID: 7987584

Claim:
A tool for removing an article from, or inserting an article onto, a printed circuit board, the tool comprising: a housing having a handle portion and an article receiving portion; a plate slidable within the housing, the plate having a handle portion at a first end adjacent to the handle portion of the housing and two receiving portions at a second end; two lever arms within the housing, each lever arm having a first end pinned to the housing and a second end of each lever arm inserted into the receiving portion of the plate such that each of the lever arms pivots about the pinned first end upon movement of the plate; a first flexible rod located in a recessed channel on one side of the article receiving portion in the housing, the first flexible rod affixed to the first end of one of the lever arms and a second flexible rod located in a recessed channel on another side of the article receiving portion in the housing, the second flexible rod affixed to the first end of the other of the lever arms, each of the flexible rods having a free end for interacting with an article retention device; wherein, in operation, movement of the plate caused by gripping the handle portions of the housing and plate causes the lever arms to move in a first direction and the flexible rods in a second direction so as to cause the flexible rod free ends to interact with the article retention device.