Patent ID: 7239516

Claim:
A flexure plate for mounting a cooling device to a microchip comprising: a band having a center aperture, an inner edge and an outer edge; a first set of tabs for mounting, said tabs of said first set connected to said inner edge, inwardly extending with respect to said band, and located opposite one another on said band; and a second set of tabs for mounting, said tabs of said second set located opposite one another on said band such that each tab of said second set is adjacent to each tab of said first set; wherein one set of said tabs is attached to said cooling device and another set of said tabs is attached to a structure holding said microchip, such that said microchip is in contact with a surface of said cooling device, and z-directional motion of said structure holding said microchip and said cooling device is allowed perpendicular to a plane locating said band.