Patent ID: 6442038
Filing Date: 2002-08-27
Classification: G06F,H05K

Abstract:
An apparatus for retaining an expansion card within the chassis of an electronic device, comprising:a tab retaining surface extending from an outer surface of the chassis against which a securing tab of a mounting bracket attached to an expansion card may rest when the expansion card is inserted in the chassis, said tab retaining surface being disposed adjacent to a first side of an aperture of the chassis through which the securing tab extends; a retainer removably attachable to the chassis, said retainer being suitable for engaging said tab retaining surface; wherein said retainer at least partially restrains said securing tab against said tab retaining surface for securing said expansion card in said chassis, said retainer having a lip for engaging the chassis at a second side of the aperture opposite to the first side of the aperture to provide a fulcrum about which said retainer pivots when said retainer at least partially restrains said securing tab against said tab retaining surface.