Patent ID: 7418998

Claim:
An apparatus, comprising: an electronic integrated circuit; a cooling system chamber to cool an integrated circuit, the cooling system chamber including an opening having a width; and a chamber sealing valve, including: a valve shaft defining an axis along which the valve is to be inserted into the opening; a first sealing portion on the valve shaft to seal the chamber at the opening when the valve shaft is inserted a first distance along the axis into the opening of the chamber; a second sealing portion on the valve shaft, offset from the first sealing portion along the axis, to seal the chamber at the opening when the valve shaft is inserted a second distance along the axis into the opening; and a passage portion of the valve shaft between the first and second sealing portions, at least some of the passage portion having a width less than the first and second sealing portions to permit a flow of fluid when the valve shaft is inserted into the opening along the axis between the first and second distances.