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Patent No.:

US 7171742 B1

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Date of Patent:
Feb. 06, 2007

Filed:

Oct. 31, 2003
Applicants:

Dan Cromwell, Penryn, CA (US);

Rudy Rivera, Aguadilla, PR (US);

James Hensley, Rocklin, CA (US);

Inventors:

Dan Cromwell, Penryn, CA (US);

Rudy Rivera, Aguadilla, PR (US);

James Hensley, Rocklin, CA (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23P 19/00 (2006.01); H05K 3/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A device for assembling circuit boards. The device has an upper surface for receiving a compressing force. The device also has a lower surface for compressing a number of compression devices in a land grid array assembly while allowing access to a number of fasteners associated with the compression devices. The device is able to assist in the formation of an electrical contact between a chip package in the land grid array assembly and a circuit board by the lower surface being pressed against the compression devices to compress the compression devices and then allowing the plurality of fasteners to be tightened.


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