Patent ID: 7360586

Claim:
An apparatus for attaching a leaded component to a substrate, comprising: a mounting plate having a base portion, a first side wall extending from a first side of the base portion in a first direction, a second side wall extending in the first direction from a second side of the base portion that is axially aligned to the first side of the base portion, and at least one mounting flange perpendicular to, and extending from, the first side wall and away from the base portion and at least one mounting flange perpendicular to, and to extending from, the second side wall and away from the base portion, a securing flange extending from a third side of the base portion in the first direction and at least one hole extending down at least one of the first side wall and second side wall through to the base portion of the mounting plate through which to pass a lead of a component; and a heat sink, separate and distinct from the mounting plate, that is removably secured relative to the mounting plate by the mounting flanges.