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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 12, 2017
Applicant:
3m Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Inventors:
Rao L. Vittapalli, Singapore, SG;
Kok Hoe Lee, Singapore, SG;
Yunlong Qiao, Singapore, SG;
Saujit Bandhu, Singapore, SG;
Assignee:
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY, St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 43/20 (2006.01); H05K 13/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 43/205 (2013.01); H05K 13/0408 (2013.01);
Abstract
A pick and place cap is configured to facilitate picking and placing a connector when the cap is assembled to the connector. The cap includes a top wall having a first engaging feature for engaging a back side of the connector, and opposing side walls each having a second engaging feature for engaging a bottom portion of the connector. The cap is configured to be assembled to and unassembled from the connector along each of two mutually orthogonal directions.