Tool for inserting and removing circuit components

摘要

A tool head for a hand tool used to insert and extract dual in-line electronic circuit devices employs mating surfaces on the tool head walls for precise alignment of the electrical leads and is actuated by a plunger moving normal to the circuit device. A gripping spring which is flexed and compressed by the walls of the tool head upon movement of the plunger firmly holds the circuit device in position against a piston mounted on the plunger.