Patent ID: 6693800
Filing Date: 2004-02-17
Classification: G06F,H05K

Abstract:
A mounting apparatus for attaching expansion cards to a computer enclosure, comprising:a panel, a support member extending outwardly from the panel, an opening defined in the panel adjacent the support member; a retaining bracket slidably attached to the panel, the retaining bracket comprising a main body and a pressing body, a catch opening defined in the main body coinciding with the opening, an aperture defined in the main body; and a fastening member pivotably attached to the retaining bracket, the fastening member comprising a spring finger and a pair of sidewalls, a catch formed at the spring finger engaging at the catch opening of the retaining bracket, a protrusion being formed on one of the sidewalls and extending through the aperture of the retaining bracket to abut against the panel in the opening thereof; whereby the fastening member pushes the pressing body of the retaining bracket toward the support member of the panel to cause the expansion cards to be retained between the support member and the pressing body.