Patent ID: 6400572
Filing Date: 2002-06-04
Classification: H01L

Abstract:
A heat sink fastener for securing a heat sink onto an integrated circuit base, the heat sink fastener comprising:a lateral strip having a first buckle formed to have an aperture being so defined in the first buckle that a first hook of the integrated circuit base is able to extend through the aperture and two tabs extending downward from the lateral strip for contacting with the heat sink; and a lever pivotally connected with the lateral strip via a link formed oppositely to the first buckle of the lateral strip and the lever having an operation platform formed at a top end of the lever and a second buckle formed at a bottom end of the lever for clasping the integrated circuit base, wherein an opening is defined in the second buckle so that a second hook of the integrated circuit base extends through the opening; wherein when the operation platform is pressed, the heat sink fastener is installed on or removed from the heat sink.