Patent ID: 7188661

Claim:
A heat transfer assembly comprising: a first member having a slot in a surface thereof, the slot having opposing first and second surfaces; a second member having an edge portion thereof received in the slot of the first member, the edge portion having opposing first and second surfaces facing the first and second surfaces, respectively, of the slot; means for offsetting the edge portion within the slot by forcing the first surface of the edge portion away from the first surface of the slot and forcing the second surface of the edge portion into substantially surface-to-surface contact with the second surface of the slot during insertion of the edge portion into the slot, the offsetting means causes a gap to be defined between the first surfaces of the edge portion and the slot; and an adhesive in the gap between the first surfaces of the edge portion and the slot, the adhesive bonding the first surface of the edge portion to the first surface of the slot so as to bond the second member to the first members, wherein by forcing the second surface of the edge portion into substantially surface-to-surface contact with the second surface of the slot, the offsetting means displaces the adhesive from between the second surfaces of the edge portion and the slot during insertion of the edge portion into the slot.