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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:
May. 11, 2004
Filed:
Aug. 15, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert G. McHugh, Golden, CO (US);
Hao-Yun Ma, Tu-Chen, TW;
Assignee:
Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd., Taipei Hsien, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 7/20 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 7/20 ;
Abstract
A retention device ( ) includes a main frame ( ), a front and a rear foldable plates ( ) assembled to the main frame, a spring clip ( ) and an actuating lever ( ). The main frame is arranged for surrounding a package upon a socket (not shown). The spring clip is pivotably assembled to the rear foldable plate. The actuating lever is pivotably assembled to the front foldable plate. The actuating lever is rotated to lock the spring clip thereby the spring clip retaining a heat sink module ( ) upon the package and the socket.