Patent ID: 6452801
Filing Date: 2002-09-17
Classification: H01L,Y10T

Abstract:
A clip for attaching a heat sink to an electronic device, comprising:a pressing body adapted to press onto the heat sink; a first arm extending from one end of the body, the first arm having an engaging hole defined therein adapted for engaging with a socket onto which the electronic device is to be mounted; a second arm extending from an opposite end of the body, a pair of flanges extending from opposite edges of the second arm, a locking slot being defined in each flange; and an operation portion extending upwardly and then downwardly from an end of the second arm, the operation portion having an engaging hole adapted for engaging with the socket, and a pair of locking bars extending from opposite edges of the operation portion, the locking bars being slidably accommodated in the locking slots of the second arm, whereby pushing the operation portion toward the pressing body causes the locking bars to slide along the locking slots and thereby snappingly secure the clip to the socket.