Patent ID: 8780563

Claim:
A heat sink system, comprising: a circuit board comprising an electronic circuit to be cooled disposed on a first side of the circuit board; a heat sink disposed adjacent to the electronic circuit and thermally coupled to the electronic circuit to extract heat from the electronic circuit during operation, wherein the heat sink comprises a flange located near a bottom surface of the heat sink; a clip disposed on a second side of the circuit board opposite the first side, the clip contacting the heat sink at the flange to retain the heat sink in place adjacent to the electronic circuit; and a load spreader disposed adjacent to the clip, the clip urging the load spreader towards the second side of the circuit board to create a force to retain the heat sink in place adjacent to the electronic circuit, wherein the load spreader comprises: a first edge; and an opposing edge on an opposing end of the load spreader from the first edge, wherein the clip extends through the circuit board a first location adjacent to the first edge and a second location adjacent to the opposing edge.