Patent ID: 6560111
Filing Date: 2003-05-06
Classification: H01L

Abstract:
A bracket for a cooler of CPU (central processing unit) mounted on a mainboard of computer, the cooler having a latched piece on each of four corners, the bracket comprising:a rectangular hollow frame having four side frame elements and a central opening; a flat area extended between the frame and the central opening of the frame, the flat area being conformed to a bottom surface of the cooler so that an upper surface the flat area is engageable with the bottom surface of the cooler and a lower surface thereof is below to a top surface of the CPU; four upright members on four corners of the frame; a square opening on each upright member, each opening being secured to the corresponding latched piece of the cooler; a tunnel on each corner of the flat area; a well on a lower part of each corner of the flat area and comprising a channel aligned with the tunnel; and a plurality of holes on a mainboard; wherein the tunnels and the channels of the wells are driven through the holes of mainboard to secure to nuts received in the well by a plurality of bolts from a bottom to a top of the bracket to firmly secure the bracket to the mainboard.