Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
86 words
A heat sink assembly comprising: a socket adapted to be mounted on a PC board; a CPU installed unto the socket; a heat sink positioned atop the CPU; a retaining clamp disposed atop the heat sink, said clamp including a fastening device adapted to be secured to the socket and a biasing device generally sandwiched between the fastening device and the heat sink; wherein said fastening device is a clip including an elongated main body extending substantially parallel to a top surface of the heat sink.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
86 words
A heat sink assembly comprising: a socket adapted to be mounted on a PC board; a CPU installed unto the socket; a heat sink positioned atop the CPU; a retaining clamp disposed atop the heat sink, said clamp including a fastening device adapted to be secured to the socket and a biasing device generally sandwiched between the fastening device and the heat sink; wherein said fastening device is a clip including an elongated main body extending substantially parallel to a top surface of the heat sink.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
42 words
The heat sink assembly as defined in claim 1, wherein said biasing device is a spring generally extending along the main body of the fastening device while providing elasticity in a vertical direction perpendicular to the top surface of the heat sink.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
34 words
The heat sink assembly as defined in claim 1, wherein the fastening device includes a locking tag adjacent to one end thereof to latchably engage a lug on a side wall of the socket.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
44 words
The heat sink assembly as defined in claim 1, wherein the fastening device includes an elongated main body horizontally extending substantially across a top surface of the heat sink, with two locking tags downward extending adjacent to two opposite ends of the main body.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
92 words
A combination of a heat sink assembly comprising: a heat sink defining a top surface thereon; a retaining clamp including a fastening device defining an elongated main body extending in a horizontal direction, and a biasing device extending along the main body of the fastening device and substantially deformably sandwiched between the fastening device and the top face of the heat sink so as to impose a biasing force on the heat sink; wherein the biasing device provides multiple spaced contact points with regard to the heat sink along said horizontal direction.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
92 words
A combination of a heat sink assembly comprising: a heat sink defining a top surface thereon; a retaining clamp including a fastening device defining an elongated main body extending in a horizontal direction, and a biasing device extending along the main body of the fastening device and substantially deformably sandwiched between the fastening device and the top face of the heat sink so as to impose a biasing force on the heat sink; wherein the biasing device provides multiple spaced contact points with regard to the heat sink along said horizontal direction.