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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2022
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Theron Lee Lewis, Rochester, MN (US);
Timothy P. Younger, Rochester, MN (US);
David J. Braun, St. Charles, MN (US);
James D. Bielick, Pine Island, MN (US);
John R. Dangler, Rochester, MN (US);
Stephen Michael Hugo, Stewartville, MN (US);
Timothy Jennings, Rochester, MN (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A controlled extraction of an electronic connector from an electronic circuit board includes a press mechanism of a device positioned in spaced relation over a base fixture of the device. The base fixture receiving an electronic circuit board which includes a connector. Shafts of a removal tool of the press mechanism can be inserted into a series of openings in the connector, respectively, in response to applying a downward force to the press mechanism. A capturing element on each of the shafts can be actuated where the capturing element couples to a wall defining the opening of each of the openings. The connector can be removed from the electronic circuit board by applying an upward force to the press mechanism which removes the connector with the capturing element of the shafts coupled to the wall of the opening, and releasing the press mechanism from the base fixture.