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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:
Jun. 17, 1997
Filed:
Jun. 14, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
Matthew Smithers, Lewisville, TX (US);
Assignee:
Thermalloy, Inc., Dallas, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
361719 ; 24588 ; 248510 ; 257719 ; 361809 ;
Abstract
An anchor for mounting a heat sink and an electronic device on a printed circuit board has a plastic body. An arcuate groove or protruberance is engaged by a spring. The anchor has a neck which is inserted into a hole in a printed circuit board. A pin in a hole in the body is pushed into the neck to spread it to secure the anchor to the printed circuit board. The assembly is formed by attaching a wire or clip spring to the anchor.