Patent ID: 6501656
Filing Date: 2002-12-31
Classification: H01L,Y10T

Abstract:
A clip adapted to secure a heat sink to an electronic device mounted on a socket, comprising:a first member comprising a spring portion, a first leg depending from one end of the spring portion and adapted to engage with one side of the socket, and a handle extending from an opposite end of the spring portion, the handle defining a cutout comprising a receiving section and a locking section which is smaller than the receiving section; and a second member connected with the handle, the second member comprising a connect portion receivable in the receiving section and engaged in the locking section, and a second leg adapted to engage with an opposite side of the socket; wherein an effective length of the second member between the second leg and the engagement of the connect portion in the locking section is adjustable by way of adjusting means formed on the connect portion of the second member, and wherein the adjusting means comprises a plurality of symmetrically opposite teeth formed on opposite edges of the connect portion.