Electric module insertion tool

Claim 1

A tool for inserting the leads of an electronic module into sockets of a mating connector secured to a substrate, said connector sockets having a given spacing and including terminal portions having said spacing and attached to said substrate, said tool comprising: connector grasping means for releasably grasping said connector at a surface thereof intermediate the connector and substrate, said grasping means being constructed so as to align relative to the grasped connector; plunger means moveably secured to and aligned by said grasping means and having a surface for abutting said module at a module surface opposite said module leads and for displacing the module leads in a direction toward said connector and substrate determined by said grasping means; and means secured to said plunger means for receiving a pushing force for pushing said plunger means against said module and toward said grasped connector to manually insert said leads into said sockets, said connector grasping means including bearing means arranged to guide and align the plunger means during said pushing to insert said leads in said direction substantially uniformally into said sockets, said connector grasping means including first and second arrays of spaced facing connector grasping fingers arranged to be inserted in the interstices of said terminals in the region between said connector and substrate for aligning the grasping means to the connector.