Patent ID: 7017258

Claim:
A mounting system, comprising: a backplate for positioning beneath a processor package on a motherboard, the backplate having a plurality of pins extending upward from and transverse to the backplate, the pins each including a tip; and a linkage assembly disposed upon a heatsink assembly, the heatsink assembly comprising a base portion, the linkage assembly comprising: a first rod disposed transverse through a first pressure block and a second pressure block; a second rod disposed transverse through a third pressure block and a fourth pressure block, wherein the first, second, third, and fourth pressure blocks are permanently affixed to the base portion of the heatsink assembly; a pair of scoops, a first scoop being threaded through and transverse to the first rod, a second scoop being threaded through and transverse to the second rod, each scoop including a pair of claws for grasping the tip of the pins; and a ratchet assembly for coupling the linkage assembly with the backplate; wherein the claws securely grasp the tip of the pins such that the heatsink assembly is pulled toward the processor package while the backplate provides an opposing force to the heatsink assembly.