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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 13, 2001
Filed:
Oct. 20, 1999
Alan Lee Winick, San Jose, CA (US);
Sun Microsystems, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
A torque wrench having an indicator may be used to apply a desired amount of torque to a fastener to secure together two printed circuit boards within an electronic system. The torque wrench includes a handle and a drive head. The handle may include a lever arm, a looped section, and a drive section. A gap is formed between a portion of the lever arm and a portion of the drive section. When force is applied to the handle to tighten a fastener, the force causes the gap to narrow. A desired amount of torque is applied to the fastener by the torque wrench when the gap between the portion of the lever arm and the portion of the drive section closes. The torque wrench is storable within an enclosure of the electronic system when not in use to tighten a fastener.