Patent ID: 7701720

Claim:
A method of installing a heatsink in an electronic assembly, comprising: simultaneously applying, with an assembly fixture, a respective assembly loading force to each of multiple fastener assemblies that are each configured to retain a respective fastener in a body of the heatsink, each respective assembly loading force being equivalent to a corresponding designed load for retaining the heatsink to the electronic assembly; attaching the heatsink to the electronic assembly by actuating the respective fastener of each of the multiple fastener assemblies to a respective assembled position in which each fastener provides the corresponding designed load for retaining the heatsink to the electronic assembly, said actuating the respective fastener of each of the multiple fastener assemblies being performed while the assembly loading force is simultaneously applied to the multiple fastener assemblies by said assembly fixture; and removing the assembly fixture, wherein each said multiple fasteners is left in said respective assembled position applying said respective corresponding designed load.