Patent ID: 7503110

Claim:
A method for removing a component from a medium, the method comprising: applying an adhesive into a slot portion of a component to be removed from a medium mechanically coupled thereto; inserting, in response to applying the adhesive, an attachment member into the slot portion of the component where the adhesive is configured to create a uniform adhesive bond between the attachment member, the component, and a plurality of pins disposed on the component; moving a tensioning member in a direction toward the medium in which the component is inserted, pressing, by the tensioning member in response to the moving thereof, a first portion of a plurality of lever arms in the direction toward the medium, wherein the plurality of lever arms are disposed underneath the tensioning member and above the attachment member and the component; moving, in response to the pressing, a second portion of the plurality of lever arms in a direction opposite to the direction in which the component is inserted; and pulling, with a pulling element in response to the inserting, the attachment member via the adhesive bond in the direction opposite the direction in which the component is inserted, wherein the pulling comprises at least: moving, by the second portion of the plurality of lever arms, in the direction that is opposite to the direction in which the component is inserted, a first portion of the pulling element; and pulling in the direction that is opposite to the direction in which the component is inserted a set of pins mechanically coupled to the attachment member and the pulling member.