Patent ID: 6301113
Filing Date: 2001-10-09
Classification: F16B,H01L

Abstract:
A retainer dip for biasing a heat sink having a base plate with at least one aperture and at least one fin, toward an electronic component mounted on a circuit board, including at least one aperture, comprising:a shaft including a lower end, an upper end, an axis and at least two different cross-sections;a handle mounted on the upper end of said shaft including at least one semi-circular section formed from resilient material, one end of said semi-circular section fixedly connected to said shaft and the other end free; anda retainer section adjacent said lower end of said shaft formed from a resilient material and at least two spaced-apart legs wherein at least one of said legs responds to an applied force that moves said leg towards at least one other leg thereby allowing for insertion of said retainer section into an aperture in the board.