Patent ID: 6957484

Claim:
A method for reworking a connector attached to an electronic board and including a plurality of stacked modules thereon, said method comprising: providing said connector having a longitudinal axis perpendicular to each of said stacked modules; providing a tool for reworking said connector, said tool including first and second jaws for grasping and removing a selected one of said modules from said board, a holding structure for holding said board and a movement structure for moving said jaws relative to said holding structure, at least one of said jaws having a wedge shape with first and second inclined surfaces for separating a module adjacent said selected module from said selected module, said at least one of said jaws including a slit between said first and second inclined surfaces for receiving a corresponding lateral edge of said selected module therein, said tool having a first drive structure for moving said first and second jaws between an open position and a closed position along a direction parallel to said selected module, said tool having a second drive structure for moving said first and second jaws along a direction perpendicular to said electronic board, said tool having a third drive structure for moving said first and second jaws along a direction parallel to said longitudinal axis of said connector; engaging said corresponding lateral edge of said selected one of said modules within said slit of said at least one of said jaws; separating said selected module from said module adjacent said selected module; and removing said selected module from said connector.