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Vibrating component insertion tool

  • US 4,847,990 A
  • Filed: 08/24/1987
  • Issued: 07/18/1989
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/24/1987
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A component insertion tool comprising a housing, retainer means carried by said housing for holding a component having legs during insertion of the component legs through accommodated holes in a board member, means for oscillating said retainer means relative to said housing to cause vibratory movement of said component and corresponding legs, release means for releasing said component from said holder after insertion of said components legs into said holes, a guide means within said housing for accommodating a shaft shiftable between an inward and an outward position, said shaft carrying said retainer means, and a lock mechanism engageable with said shaft to secure said shaft in said outward position.

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