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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 16, 2001
Stephan Karl Barsun, Auburn, CA (US);
Jeremy Ian Wilson, Rocklin, CA (US);
Thomas J. Augustin, El Dorado Hills, CA (US);
Hewlett-Packard Company, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus to encourage correct operator assembly and disassembly of a component in a socket, and the component has a heat dissipation device attached to a substrate. A first embodiment of the invention involves a method to assemble a component and a heat dissipation device to a socket on a substrate using a retention assembly. A second embodiment of the invention involves a method to disassemble a component and a heat dissipation device from a socket on a substrate using a retention assembly. A third embodiment of the invention involves an assembled substrate with a retention assembly to limit operator ability to open and close a socket holding a component, relative to the engagement and disengagement of the retention assembly attached to the component.