Patent ID: 7924567

Claim:
A clip for securing a heat sink to a heat generating electronic component, comprising: an elongated main body, the main body being V-shaped and resilient; a pair of locking members integrally and respectively formed at two opposite ends of the main body, each of the pair of locking members defining a locking hole therein, one of the pair of locking members having an upper portion, a lower portion with a width larger than that of the upper portion, a step formed at a junction of the upper and lower portions, and an engaging hole located above and opening into the locking hole of the one of the pair of locking members; and a securing member secured onto the one of the pair of locking members, the securing member comprising a handling portion, an engaging portion extending downwardly from the handling portion, and a pair of flanges formed at front and rear sides of the engaging portion, respectively, facing the main body and abutting the step, a clearance being defined between the flanges and the engaging portion receiving the upper portion of the one of the pair of locking members, and the engaging portion forming a hook located at the side of the engaging portion facing the main body and engaging into the engaging hole of the one of the pair of locking members, the engaging hole and the hook being higher than the locking hole.