Patent ID: 8757581

Claim:
A fixing device for fixing a fan thereon, the fan comprising a sidewall, and the sidewall defining a plurality of fixing holes, the fixing device comprising: a support comprising a fixing plate, the fixing plate defining a vent area and a plurality of slots located around the vent area; and a pair of fastening members, each fastening member comprising a connecting plate, a plurality of first hooks extending out from a first side of the connecting plate, and a plurality of second hooks extending out from a second side of the connecting plate opposite to the first hooks, wherein each first hook is latched into a corresponding one of the slots of the fixing plate, each second hook is latched into a corresponding one of the fixing hole of the fan; wherein each slot above the vent area comprises a first guiding portion extending through a top edge of the fixing plate, and a first holding portion extending down from a bottom end of the first guiding portion, each slot below the vent area comprises a second guiding portion communicating with the vent area and a second holding portion extending down from a bottom end of the second guiding portion, and each first hook is detachably inserted into the corresponding one of the first and second holding portions through the corresponding one of the first and second guiding portions.