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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. 05, 2002
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2001
Dean Frederick Herring, Youngsville, NC (US);
Beth Frayne Loebach, Raleigh, NC (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A fastening mechanism for installing a processor heatsink on a planar board space takes up a minimal amount of the planar board space. The heatsink is held down securely against the top of the processor with a substantial amount of force. This is accomplished through a screw and leaf spring mechanism at each side edge of the processor. The screw and leaf spring arrangement are rotated out of the way while the heatsink is installed and then returned to their original positions to retain the heatsink. The mechanism is partially assembled prior to the installation of the heatsink.
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