A SPRING CLIP FOR MOUNTING A HEAT SINK TO AN ELECTRONIC COMPONENT - Patent 0960554

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EP 0 960 554 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	01.12.1999 Bulletin 1999/48

(21)	Application number: 98905968.0

(22)	Date of filing: 23.01.1998

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

H05K 7/ 20^{( . )}

H01L 23/ 40^{( . )}

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US1998/000930

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 1998/035540 (13.08.1998 Gazette 1998/32)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	DE ES FR GB IT

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Priority:

24.01.1997 US 19970036734P
07.10.1997 US 19970946459

(71)	Applicant: Aavid Thermal Technologies, Inc.
	Concord, New Hampshire 03301 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	RODRIGUEZ, Raul M., Washington Park Estates Manchester, NH 03102 (US) CENNAMO, John, R. Gilford, NH 03246 (US)

(74)	Representative: Portal, Gérard, et al
	Cabinet Beau de Loménie 158, rue de l'Université 75340 Paris Cédex 07 75340 Paris Cédex 07 (FR)

(54)	A SPRING CLIP FOR MOUNTING A HEAT SINK TO AN ELECTRONIC COMPONENT