Patent ID: 8482923

Claim:
A heat sink clip for securing a heat sink on a printed circuit board (PCB), the heat sink comprising a heat-transfer base in contact with the PCB and a plurality of fins extending up from a surface of the heat-transfer base opposite to the PCB, the heat sink clip comprising: two hooks for being arranged on the (PCB) at two opposite sides of the heat sink; and an elastic wire clip for being arranged between the fins, the wire clip comprising: a pressing wire for being placed on the heat-transfer base; two pairs of deforming wires extending from a lateral of the pressing wire along two respective radial directions of the pressing wire; and two engaging wires, each of which is positioned at ends of a corresponding pair of deforming wires distant from the pressing wire, each engaging wire configured to engage with a corresponding hook to force the corresponding pair of deforming wires to bend towards the heat-transfer base.