Side retainer assembly for heat sink and memory modules

A board assembly comprising:

• a socket connector attached to a printed circuit board (PCB);
• a memory module inserted into the socket connector;
• a heat sink covering the memory module;
• and
• a side retainer assembly attached to the PCB to secure the memory module and the heat sink, the side retainer assembly comprising:
• a side clip having a clip base attached to the socket connector and a first clip member and a second clip member extending from the clip base, the first clip member having a terminal for attaching to the PCB, the second clip member being spaced in parallel from the first member and connected to the first clip member by a distal segment to form an opening, and a side retainer having a retainer base and first, second, third, and fourth retainer members extending vertically from the retainer base, the first retainer member fitting a hole on the memory module held by the side clip, the second retainer member located at a first end of the retainer base and having an inward hook to hook onto side end of the clip base, the fourth retainer member located on a second end of the retainer base and having an outward hook to hook onto the distal segment of the side clip.