Patent ID: 7106591
Filing Date: 2006-09-12
Classification: H01L,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A heat dissipating device assembly comprising: an electronic device providing a pair of locking means on opposite sides thereof; a heat sink attached on the electronic device, the heat sink comprising a plurality of fins having a pair of outmost fins on opposite sides of the heat sink, each outmost fin having a protrusion extending therefrom; and a pair of clips pivotably attached to the heat sink for securing the heat sink to the electronic device, each clip comprising a handle pivotably connected to a corresponding protrusion of an outmost fin and a ring connected to the handle, wherein the handle of each clip is pivotable about the corresponding outmost fin between a first position at which the ring is engaged with the locking means and a second position at which the ring is disengaged from the locking means.