Patent ID: 7012813

Claim:
A retaining device for expansion cards, each of the expansion cards having a slot cover, the retaining device comprising: a main plate having an expansion card seat for securing the slot covers thereon; a pair of locking members respectively fixed on opposite sides of the expansion card seat, each of the locking members comprising a resilient arm, and a locking body at an end of the resilient arm; and a fastener pivotably attached to the expansion card seat, the fastener comprising a pressing plate for pressing the slot covers against the expansion card seat, two locking arms depending from the pressing plate and engaging with corresponding locking bodies, a handle, a pair of connecting beams interconnecting the pressing plate and the handle, and a pair of pushing arms extending from the connecting beams; wherein when the handle is pressed downwardly, the pushing arms push the resilient arms to cause the locking bodies to disengage from the locking arms, and the pressing plate can thereupon be released from the slot covers of the expansion cards by operation of the handle.