Patent ID: 9606590
Date: 2017-03-28
CPC Classifications: G06F,H01L,H05K,Y10T

Claim:
1. A heat sink comprising: a metal base to be mounted to a circuit board of a computing system and to receive a component, wherein the metal base is to thermally contact a first face of the component; and a metal shield pivotally attached to the metal base, the metal shield to thermally contact a second face of the component, the second face opposite of the first face on the component, wherein the metal shield is pivotable between an open position with respect to the metal base and a closed position with respect to the metal base, wherein when the metal shield is pivoted to the open position, the component is insertable into a space between the metal base and the metal shield, and wherein the metal shield is pivotable from the open position to the closed position after insertion of the component to sandwich the component between the metal shield and the metal base.