Universal card extractor tool

Claim 2

A universal hand extractor tool for lifting and removing components of various sizes from their housing comprising: a fixed handle; a pair of leg members, each member fixedly secured at one end to the fixed handle in spaced parallel relation, each leg member terminating at another end adapted to engage the top of said housing; a movable handle member supported on said leg members in substantially parallel relation to said fixed handle member, both handles being adapted to be spanned by the hand of the user; a pair of fingers suspended at their upper ends from said movable handle, and being transversely movable independently thereon between said leg members; the lower ends of said fingers having means for engaging the component to be extracted; whereby the lateral spacing between the fingers may be adjusted for lifting components of various widths.

Claim 3

The extractor tool of claim 1 wherein said fingers are slidably mounted on said movable handle.

Claim 4

The extractor tool of claim 1 wherein said fingers are also pivotally mounted with respect to the movable handle.

Claim 5

The extractor tool of claim 1 wherein said legs are rigidly connected together at their other ends by a cross-member, said cross-member being longitudinally slotted to receive and guide said pair of fingers during ingress and egress from the housing.

Claim 6

The extractor tool of claim 4 wherein a third leg member is detachably mounted to the cross-member at an intermediate position between the other leg members to support the tool on a smaller dimensioned housing.

Claim 7

The extractor tool of claim 1 wherein a second movable handle is supported by said leg members and being positioned intermediate said fixed and movable handles; and connecting means are provided between said movable handles, whereby a pulling movement of said second movable handle by the user during the extraction operation will actuate the first movable handle and the fingers attached thereto.

Claim 8

The extractor tool of claim 6 wherein said connecting means connects the movable handles in a lifting direction only.

Claim 9

The extractor tool of claim 1 wherein said leg members and said first-mentioned movable handle member are tubular in construction.

Claim 10

The extractor tool of claim 6 wherein said leg members are tubular having a slot extending for a major portion of their length; said connecting means comprises a rod slidable within each of said tubular leg members; each rod having a pin mounted at each end thereof and projecting through said slot in the respective leg and adapted to abut the outer sides of the movable handles to limit the separating movement therebetween.

Claim 11

A hand extractor tool for diconnecting and removing electronic printed circuit cards or the like of various sizes from their connector cage comprising: a fixed handle member; a cross-member having a longitudinal slot; said members fixedly connected together in spaced relation by a pair of laterally spaced tubular leg members to form a rigid rectangular frame; a pair of upper and lower handle members slidably mounted on said leg members and disposed between and parallel to said fixed handle member aNd said cross-member; means for connecting together said movable handle members; a pair of fingers mounted at their upper ends to the lower movable handle member and projecting through the slot in said cross-member; said fingers having card engaging means at their lower ends for mating with corresponding means on said cards; said fingers being laterally movable on said lower movable handle member for engaging cards of varying widths; whereby the circuit cards can be engaged by the fingers on the lower movable handle member, and lifted from their cages by the user''s hand spanning the first and upper handle members through said connecting means.

Claim 12

A hand extractor tool for diconnecting and removing electronic printed circuit cards or the like of various sizes from their connector cage comprising: a fixed handle member; a cross-member having a longitudinal slot; said members fixedly connected together in spaced relation by a pair of laterally spaced tubular leg members to form a rigid rectangular frame; a pair of upper and lower handle members slidably mounted on said leg members and disposed between and parallel to said fixed handle member aNd said cross-member; means for connecting together said movable handle members; a pair of fingers mounted at their upper ends to the lower movable handle member and projecting through the slot in said cross-member; said fingers having card engaging means at their lower ends for mating with corresponding means on said cards; said fingers being laterally movable on said lower movable handle member for engaging cards of varying widths; whereby the circuit cards can be engaged by the fingers on the lower movable handle member, and lifted from their cages by the user''s hand spanning the first and upper handle members through said connecting means.