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US5437561A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJul 29, 1994
Grant dateAug 1, 1995
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Expiry dateJul 29, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L2924/0002
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A connector for attaching a heat sink or other device to a circuit board comprising an attachment portion for connecting to the device, the attachment portion having a pair of legs, each with a projection on its end, the legs being spring-biased so that once the projections pass through the hole, the projections expand and engage the surface of the board or edges of the holes opposite the device.

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