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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 1995
Filed:
Aug. 01, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Howard G Hinshaw, Dallas, TX (US);
Keith R Moulton, Argyle, TX (US);
Donald L Bland, Ft. Worth, TX (US);
Assignee:
Thermalloy, Inc., Dallas, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F28F / ; H05K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
165 803 ; 165185 ; 174 163 ; 361704 ; 257718 ; 257719 ;
Abstract
A mounting clip for securing a heat sink to a device package is secured to the heat sink by forming a groove in the heat sink, positioning the central body portion of the clip in the groove and deforming the wall of the groove to trap the clip in the groove. The clip is an elongated body with ends extending from the axis of its central body. The ends may be trapped or hooked in appropriate receivers on a frame or socket holding an electronic device package to secure the heat sink adjacent the device package.