Patent ID: 7697299

Claim:
An apparatus comprising: a retention module retained in position relative to a circuit board, the retention module having a retention module base and a plurality of features extending upward from the retention module base about the perimeter of a heat-generating device secured to the circuit board, wherein the plurality of features includes first and second opposing posts, the first post including a first retention member and the second post including a second retention member; and a heat sink having a heat sink base and first and second levers pivotally secured to opposing sides of the heat sink base, each lever having a spring clip and selectively causing the spring clip to engage one of the retention members, wherein each retention member includes a pivot groove for receiving a first arm of the spring clip and a retention ramp for receiving a second arm of the spring clip, and wherein the heat sink is selectively securable to the retention module for thermal communication with the heat-generating device.