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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 04, 1999
Filed:
Jul. 16, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gerard Dehaine, Chatillon, FR;
Yves Stricot, Les Clayes sous Bois, FR;
Assignee:
Bull S.A., Louveciennes, FR;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
361704 ; 257719 ; 361719 ;
Abstract
A device for mounting a first element onto a second element to sandwich an electrical or electronic component therebetween, wherein the device is operable to cause the first element to exert a contact force on the component when the first element is mounted onto the second element and to couple the device to the first element in a manner which exerts a mounting force on the first element which is independent of whether the first element is mounted onto the second element. The first element may be a heat sink and the second element may be a printed circuit board.