Patent ID: 7272880

Claim:
A method for extracting heat from a replaceable module including a plate having a straight exposed edge region, said method comprising the steps of: placing a first side of said edge region adjacent a fixed, generally planar cold plate; placing between a second side of said edge region and a generally straight fixed object a clamping element elongated in a direction of elongation, said clamping element including an elongated spring element having protrusions spaced apart by a pitch distance, and also including an elongated wedging element including a plurality of individual wedges, also spaced apart by said pitch distance, with each of said individual wedges adjacent to at least one of said protrusions; moving said elongated wedging element in a direction parallel to said direction of elongation in such a manner as to cause a wedge surface of each of said wedges to move in a direction toward its associated protrusions, whereby force is applied to force said spring element toward said second edge portion of said plate, and said first edge portion of said plate is forced against said generally flat surface of said cold plate.