Cover tool removal

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1987-11-27

1988-11-01

Marbert, James B.

Handling: hand and hoist-line implements

Grapple

Resilient jaws

294 33, 294106, 294902, H05K 1304, A61B 1704

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047814080

ABSTRACT:
A hand tool (40) is provided for removing a cover (2) from a package (4), such as an electronic circuitry package, having respective adjacent facing surfaces (22) and (23) on opposite sides thereof. Tool (40) has a pair of spaced-apart resilient arms (8) and (10) having respective free-ends (14) and (16) provided with jaw members (24) respectively having a lip (18) operative to engage surface (22) and provide support for cover (2) and are further adapted to provide a wedging action between surfaces (22) and (23) effective to urge cover (2) away from package (4) when arms (8) and (10) are contracted towards each other. Arms (8) and (10) are additionally provided with resilient biasing means (26) on facing surfaces effective to prevent lips (18) from engaging surface (22) when arms (8) and (10) are in a relaxed condition to facilitate removal of cover ( 2) from tool (40) and to impart a biasing force F.sub.c against opposite sides (20) of cover (2) when arms (8) and (10) are contracted towards each other.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3317989 (1967-05-01), Cull
patent: 4666199 (1987-05-01), Chen

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