Apparatus and method for a clip device for coupling a heat sink plate system with a burn-in board system
US8081481B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 11, 2009 |
| Grant date | Dec 20, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 10, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01R31/2891
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A clip for coupling a first board and second board, the first board having plurality of first post coupled thereto, the second board having a plurality of second posts coupled thereto, each second post being a cylinder for receiving a first post, the first and second boards having a predetermined relative position when the second posts fully engage the first posts, each second post having an aperture in a side exposing the interior of the cylinder, each first post having a tapered end and a notch around the posts. The clip includes a base member, the base member being coupled to the second board, a top member, the top member having an aperture therein, and a side member connecting the top member and the base member, the side member fabricated so that an edge of the aperture is forced through the aperture into the interior of the second post, edge being forced into the notch when the first and the second posts are engaged and the first and second boards are in the predetermined relationship.
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