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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2008
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2005
Richard M. Barina, Sebring, FL (US);
Norman Bruce Desrosiers, Oxford, NC (US);
Dean Frederick Herring, Youngsville, NC (US);
Paul Andrew Wormsbecher, Apex, NC (US);
Richard M. Barina, Sebring, FL (US);
Norman Bruce Desrosiers, Oxford, NC (US);
Dean Frederick Herring, Youngsville, NC (US);
Paul Andrew Wormsbecher, Apex, NC (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for inserting and/or removing a connector with a remote connector agent are disclosed. Embodiments may include a remote connector agent apparatus having a main body forming a connector cavity and one or more insertion snap pushers each having a lower surface. The insertion snap pushers may move outward during insertion of a connector into the connector cavity and move inward after insertion of the connector so that the snap pusher lower surfaces rest on a lip of the connector after insertion. Embodiments may also include a retraction holder ledge to support the lip of the inserted connector during retraction and a connector snap release actuator to pivot a snap of the inserted connector in response to a pulling force on the remote connector agent. The insertion snap pushers and the retraction holder ledge may have a float distance between them larger than the lip height.