Patent ID: 7113406

Claim:
A circuit board module comprising: a circuit board including a circuit board structure and a set of components mounted to the circuit board structure; a set of heatsinks; and a heatsink retaining assembly fastened to the circuit board, the heatsink retaining assembly including (i) a set of brackets, each bracket being elongated in shape and having a first end and a second end, (ii) a frame, the frame of the heatsink retaining assembly includes four elongated support members which substantially define a rectangle, and (iii) a fastening mechanism configured to fasten the frame to the circuit board, the frame being configured to simultaneously hold the first and second ends of each bracket relative to the circuit board to enable that bracket to assert holding force on the set of heatsinks and wherein the four elongated support members extend around a periphery of the circuit board when the fastening mechanism fastens the frame to the circuit board.