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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2009
Filed:
Oct. 03, 2005
Richard M. Barina, Sebring, FL (US);
Dean Frederick Herring, Youngsville, NC (US);
John Paul Scavuzzo, Hillsborough, NC (US);
Paul Andrew Wormsbecher, Apex, NC (US);
Richard M. Barina, Sebring, FL (US);
Dean Frederick Herring, Youngsville, NC (US);
John Paul Scavuzzo, Hillsborough, NC (US);
Paul Andrew Wormsbecher, Apex, NC (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for positioning a printed circuit board component. A clamping member applies a clamping force to a levering member linked to a positioning member. The levering member biases the positioning member toward a printed circuit board in response to the clamping force. The positioning member positions the printed circuit board and a component disposed on the printed circuit board in response to the positioning member bias. In one embodiment, the positioning member positions the component to contact a thermal device.