Patent ID: 6986384

Claim:
A cooling device for dissipating heat from a heat source, said cooling device comprising: a heat pipe chamber enclosed by at least a first wall portion and a second wall portion; said first wall portion including: a. a first wall portion outer surface adapted to contact said heat source, at least a portion of said first wall portion outer surface being a planar portion; b. a first wall portion inner surface oppositely disposed relative to said first wall portion outer surface, said first wall portion inner surface facing said heat pipe chamber; said second wall portion including: a. a second wall portion inner surface facing said heat pipe chamber; b. a second wall portion outer surface oppositely disposed with respect to said second wall portion inner surface; a plurality of cooling vanes extending from said second wall portion outer surface, said plurality of cooling vanes being integrally formed with said second wall portion; a fan chamber at least partially surrounded by said plurality of cooling vanes; a fan at least partially located within said fan chamber, said fan having a rotation axis; said rotation axis being perpendicular to said planar portion of said first wall portion outer surface; and wherein said at least a portion of said first wall portion is releasably, threadingly attached to the remainder of said cooling device.