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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 1986
Filed:
Dec. 13, 1985
John E Gatti, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Tammy C Martin, Chandler, AZ (US);
Jack P Hall, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Peter M Fogg, Burlingame, CA (US);
Motorola Computer Systems, Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
A printed wiring assembly card insertion/extraction tool is provided of circular cross-section with a cam-like member at one end. Each card within the card cage has a tab centrally located along one edge, the tab containing a keyhole-like aperture. When the cards are in their normal side-by-side position within the card cage, all of the apertures line up with a similarly shaped aperture in a support bracket mounted on one side of the card cage, such that the insertion/extraction tool may be inserted through the apertures. A selected card may be extracted by appropriate rotation of the tool about its axis, whereby the cam-like member engages the corresponding aperture of the selected card and forces it out. Likewise, cards may be inserted by reversal of the process. A retaining bracket is provided on the opposite side of the card cage opening from the support bracket.