Fan fastener for fastening a fan to a heat sink and method of using the same
US7537429B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 6, 2006 |
| Grant date | May 26, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 6, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49002
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A fastener, for assembling a fan to a bracket, includes a shaft, and an expanding head extending from an end of the shaft. The shaft has a bulge formed at an opposite end thereof. A handle extends from the bulge of the shaft. The handle is used for facilitating an operator to manipulate the fastener to secure the fan and the bracket together. By pulling the handle of the fastener, the shaft of the fastener extends through the fan and the bracket to reach a position where the head and the bulge of the shaft of the fastener tightly sandwich the fan and the bracket therebetween.
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