Patent ID: 7175024

Claim:
A manufacturing carrier with a configurable insert, comprising: a carrier having a frame, the carrier configured to be transported by a conveyor; an insert held by the carrier, the insert having a first side, a second side, and pin holes arranged in a matrix; a first positioner carried in at least a first pin hole, the first positioner configured for locating a component at an x axis position, a y axis position; and a z axis position in relation to the insert; at least one pin carried on a first positioner proximal end, the pin configured for insertion into at least the first pin hole with a frictional fit to secure the pin in the first pin hole; a platform distal to the pin, the platform configured for locating the component at the z axis position; and a guide distal to the platform, the guide configured for locating the component at the x axis position and the y axis position, wherein the first positioner is moveable from the first pin hole configured for a component to a second pin hole to reconfigure the insert for another component.