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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 2007
Filed:
Jan. 19, 2006
Donald Wayne Dingfelder, Winona, MN (US);
James Dorance Gerken, Zumbro Falls, MN (US);
Scott Raymond Lapree, Rochester, MN (US);
Gregory Todd Smith, Mantorville, MN (US);
Donald Wayne Dingfelder, Winona, MN (US);
James Dorance Gerken, Zumbro Falls, MN (US);
Scott Raymond LaPree, Rochester, MN (US);
Gregory Todd Smith, Mantorville, MN (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Apparatus for removing a printed circuit board (PCB) and bezel assembly from a unit includes a pull spring is attached to opposing sides of the PCB and bezel assembly. Each pull spring includes a generally M-shaped spring. A first end of the M-shaped spring includes a first pin carrying a knob. The first pin extends through an opening in the bezel and the knob is disposed within a recessed portion of the bezel and is generally flush with a front face of the bezel with the M-shaped spring compressed in a normal constrained position. In an extended position when the M-shaped springs return to a substantially uncompressed state, the knobs are pushed forward and are spaced apart in front of the bezel, enabling a person to grip and pull each knob to remove the PCB and bezel assembly from the unit in which it is installed.