Patent ID: 7193854

Claim:
A heat sink assembly for cooling a component, the heat sink assembly comprising: a first clamp plate having a pair of standoffs, the pair of standoffs extending from a side of the first clamp plate that is configured to mate to a first side of a printed circuit board on which the component is mounted; a second clamp plate having a side that is configured to mate to a second side of the printed circuit board, the second clamp plate having a pair of holes therein to receive the pair of standoffs extending from the first clamp plate; and a spring component having a pair of holes to receive the pair of standoffs, the spring component being retained by the second clamp plate at a location between the pair of holes of the spring component, the spring component retaining the pair of standoffs to clamp the printed circuit board between the first clamp plate and the second clamp plate; wherein at least one of the clamp plates is configured to contact the component and sink heat from the component.