Abstract: Systems, methods and apparatuses for attaching devices to ends of a circuit board. An exemplary method includes removing or creating at least a portion of a sacrificial part of a circuit board based on a predefined pattern, inserting a holder device into a remaining portion of the sacrificial part of the circuit board, placing a device at a predefined location on the circuit board, wherein the device is at least partially supported by a portion of the holder device, attaching the device to the circuit board and removing the holder device and the sacrificial part of the circuit board.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 17, 2014
Date of Patent:
September 6, 2016
Assignee:
Signalcraft Technologies
Inventors:
Bernard Gobeil, Todd Smiley, Jason McKay
Abstract: Systems, methods and apparatuses for attaching devices to ends of a circuit board. An exemplary method includes removing or creating at least a portion of a sacrificial part of a circuit board based on a predefined pattern, inserting a holder device into a remaining portion of the sacrificial part of the circuit board, placing a device at a predefined location on the circuit board, wherein the device is at least partially supported by a portion of the holder device, attaching the device to the circuit board and removing the holder device and the sacrificial part of the circuit board.
Type:
Application
Filed:
April 17, 2014
Publication date:
October 30, 2014
Applicant:
Signalcraft Technologies
Inventors:
Bernard Gobeil, Todd Smiley, Jason McKay