Clip for heat sink
US6621704B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 18, 2002 |
| Grant date | Sep 16, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 18, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T24/44026
- WIPO fieldSemiconductors
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A clip (1) for securing a heat sink (10) to an electronic device includes a fastener (30) and a handle (40). The fastener includes a lower engaging portion (31), a horizontal U-shaped spring portion (32) extending from the engaging portion, and an inverted U-shaped suspending portion (33) extending from the spring portion. An opening (311) is defined in a lower part of the engaging portion. A horizontal slot (312) is defined in a middle part of the engaging portion. The handle comprises a horizontal base portion (41), a pair of parallel fingers (42) extending from one side of the base portion, and a pressing portion (43) extending from an opposite side of the base portion. The fingers of the handle are deformably received through the slot of the fastener, such that the handle is movably held in the fastener and cannot be accidentally disengaged therefrom.
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