A method and apparatus to retain mounting hardware on a heat-sink or heat-pipe. One embodiment of the invention involves a method to assemble a component having a heat dissipation device with a plurality of heat dissipation fins on a substrate. A second embodiment of the invention involves a method to...http://www.google.de/patents/US6404632?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6404632 - Mechanical configuration for retaining inboard mounting hardware on finned heat dissipating devices
