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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2007
Filed:
Jan. 22, 2003
Applicant:
Michael Steven Stanard, Oak Park, IL (US);
Inventor:
Michael Steven Stanard, Oak Park, IL (US);
Assignee:
Tyco Electronics Corporation, Middletown, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47L 5/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus for retaining and cleaning a circuit board array, which comprise a fixture having a generally elongated connecting surface and one or more terminating open ends, which may optionally integrate a hollow element, creating an aperture in the fixture adjacent to a tab on the circuit board array, wherein the terminating open ends extend toward a machine component having at least one cavity extending through the topside of the machine component, and a vacuum system connected to the cavity, wherein the vacuum system applies suction through the cavity and the terminating open ends.