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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 2014
Filed:
May. 29, 2012
Kurt Walker, Los Osos, CA (US);
Paul J. Schmidt, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Kurt Walker, Los Osos, CA (US);
Paul J. Schmidt, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Rantec Power Systems, Inc., Los Osos, CA (US);
Abstract
A soldering fixture is disclosed having a unitary base member configured to maintain a printed circuit board and an electrical connector in a particular orientation during soldering. The unitary base member includes a lateral channel dimensioned to maintain a plurality of wire leads associated with the electrical connector in a spaced relationship with the printed circuit board. The unitary base member further includes a wire alignment tool configured to align the plurality of wire leads in the particular orientation such that the plurality of wire leads are in juxtaposition with a plurality of solder pads affixed to one or more surfaces of the printed circuit board.