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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. 12, 2002
Filed:
Dec. 04, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Wei-Ta Lo, Miou-Li, TW;
Assignee:
Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd., Taipei Hsien, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 7/20 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 7/20 ;
Abstract
A clip ( ) adapted to attach a heat sink ( ) to an electronic device ( ) includes a body ( ) and a lever ( ). The lever is fastened to the body with a pivot ( ). The lever includes a pressing portion ( ) and a bore ( ). First and second contact points ( ) are defined at a lower edge of the pressing portion at different distances from the bore. The clip is initially placed in a groove ( ) of the heat sink, whereupon the first contact point abuts a top surface of the groove. When the lever is fully depressed, the second contact point firmly abuts the top surface of the groove. Thus the clip securely attaches the heat sink to the electronic device.