Patent ID: 6113043
Filing Date: 2000-09-05
Classification: G02B,H01L

Abstract:
A mount operable to mount an integrated circuit to a base having a mounting post, comprising:a frame, said frame having an outer wall and an inner wall, said inner wall shaped to receive said integrated circuit, said frame also having an upper surface and a lower surface, said lower surface having a post aperture operable to receive said mounting post, and said frame having at least one plunger channel and one spring channel extending from said post aperture into said frame in a plane substantially parallel to said lower surface, such that said plunger channel and said spring channel are on opposing sides of said post aperture;a spring inserted into said spring channel, said spring having an inner end capable of extending into said post aperture;a plunger inserted into said plunger channel, said plunger having an inner end capable of extending into said post aperture, and said plunger having a wedge-shaped outer end;wherein said upper surface of said frame has a wedge access aperture over said outer end of said plunger.