Electrical connector with releasable pick-up device
US6439901B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 11, 2001 |
| Grant date | Aug 27, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 11, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S439/94
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A releasable pick-up device (30) for assisting in positioning an electrical connector (1) on a circuit board by a vacuum-suction nozzle, comprises a rectangular plate (31) having a flat upper surface (311) to be manipulated by the nozzle and an opposite lower surface (312), and a pair of retaining portions (32) extending from opposite transverse sides of the plate. Each retaining portion forms a pair of downwardly projecting legs (320) having a pair of respective retaining feet (321) formed at free ends thereof and protruding in directions opposite to each other.
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