Patent ID: 7018870

Claim:
A method of connecting an assembly to a printed circuit board, the assembly including a heatsink having a base plate potion and a plurality of fins extending from and integral with the base plate portion, a laser diode having at least one lead, a plurality of interchangeable spacer sleeves, and at least one laser support block, comprising: connecting the laser diode to the heatsink; interposing the at least one laser support block between the heatsink and the printed circuit board; inserting a plurality of threaded connection mechanisms through apertures in the heatsink and providing each of the connection mechanisms with one of the plurality of interchangeable spacer sleeves thereabout; and connecting the heatsink to mount holes in the printed circuit board utilizing the plurality of threaded connection mechanisms, wherein a portion of a connection force connecting the heatsink to the printed circuit board is transferred through the at least one laser support block to couple the at least one lead of the laser diode with at least one pad of the printed circuit board.