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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2001
Filed:
Apr. 26, 1999
Randolph H. Cook, Gilford, NH (US);
Daniel Price, Concord, NH (US);
Jack Churchill, Belmont, NH (US);
Victor Strack, Gilmanton, NH (US);
Joseph Jones, Lebanon, NH (US);
Mark Pelillo, Caconia, NH (US);
Aavid Thermal Products, Inc., Concord, NH (US);
Abstract
A reverse cantilever spring clip for providing intimate thermal contact between a heat sink and a heat generating electrical component such as an integrated circuit (IC). The spring clip includes a spring member and a retention member. The retention member has one or more legs with a securing member affixed to an outer end of the legs. The legs are configured for engaging a heat sink and a circuit board to which the IC is mounted so that the heat sink is positioned directly over the circuit board. The securing member maintains contact between the IC and heat sink.