Patent ID: 8550669

Claim:
An adjustable assembly for conveying heat away from a fixture, comprising: a sliding plate having a first side and a second side opposite the first side, the first side adapted for mounting the fixture thereon so as to receive heat energy generated by the fixture and transfer the heat energy to the second side, at least a portion of the second side including a curved surface; a fixed heat sink having a first side including a mating surface adapted to allow the curved surface of the sliding plate to slide from a first position to a second position while maintaining a substantially flush contact between the curved surface of the sliding plate and the mating surface of the fixed heat sink; and at least one fastener for securing the sliding plate to the fixed heat sink alternately in the first position or the second position, wherein the sliding plate includes an elongated aperture aligned to receive therein the at least one fastener for securing the sliding plate to the fixed heat sink, the elongated aperture having a length dimension oriented such that the sliding plate is adjustable from the first position to the second position while the at least one fastener is anchored in an anchoring point on the fixed heat sink in a loose configuration not tight enough to impede the sliding motion of the sliding plate with respect to the fixed heat sink.