Patent ID: 6257533
Filing Date: 2001-07-10
Classification: H01L

Abstract:
An attachment for securing a heat sink to a socket of a CPU package, comprising:a lower locking element having a spring section, a first and a second arms extending from opposite ends of the spring section for engaging with corresponding projections of a socket, a pair of ears formed on each of two lateral edges of the spring section, and a locking slot formed in the first locking arm; andan upper locking element having a main plate, a folded section, a locking section and a locking tip, a pair of protrusions being formed on the main plate for engaging with corresponding ears of the lower locking element, the folded section extending from an end of the main plate along a bottom surface thereof, the locking section downwardly extending from the folded section, the locking tip being engaged with corresponding locking slot of the lower locking element, the folded section acting as a handle manipulatable upwards to disassemble the lower locking element from the socket.