US 11,901,261 B2
Reusable holding component for heatsink
Ming-Cheng Lin, Kaohsiung (TW)
Assigned to Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US)
Filed by Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US)
Filed on Oct. 4, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/593,414.
Application 16/593,414 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/282,997, filed on Feb. 22, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2020/0273774 A1, Aug. 27, 2020
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06F 1/16 (2006.01); H01L 23/40 (2006.01)
CPC H01L 23/4006 (2013.01) [H01L 2023/4087 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A reusable holding component, comprising:
a frame, comprising:
a fastener receiving opening extending from a first surface of the frame through the frame to a second surface of the frame; and
a fastener guiding wall disposed on the first surface of the frame and extending away from the frame, the fastener guiding wall disposed at least partially around the fastener receiving opening, wherein an internal surface of the fastener guiding wall surrounds the fastener receiving opening of the frame, and wherein the fastener guiding wall guides a fastener into the fastener receiving opening and includes one or more tabs positioned on the internal surface and located on an opposite end of the fastener guiding wall from the first surface of the frame, the tabs include a bottom surface facing to the fastener receiving opening and an opposite top surface inclined toward a center line of the fastener receiving opening; and
at least two pins extending away from the second surface of the frame, wherein each of the at least two pins includes a head portion, at least one elongated segment connected to a portion of the head portion, and a hook disposed on the at least one elongated segment, the at least one elongated segment being disposed on the second surface of the frame.