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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2001
Filed:
Aug. 06, 1999
Hsien-Shen Pei, Taipei, TW;
Chao-Yang Lee, Taipei, TW;
Foxconn Precision Components Co., Ltd., Taipei Hsien, TW;
Abstract
An attachment includes an upper locking element and a lower locking element assembled together. The upper locking element comprises a main plate, a folded section, a locking section and a locking tip. The lower locking element comprises a spring section, a first and second arms. Protrusions of the upper locking element engage with holes of the lower locking element, and the locking tip engages with a locking slot of the first arm. The lower locking element is strengthened by the upper locking element. The upper locking element acting as a handle for facilitating an assembly/unassembly process of attaching a heat sink to a CPU package.