Patent ID: 7400508

Claim:
A device retention mechanism suitable for mounting a device, comprising: a chassis for receiving a device, the chassis having a first side and a second side, the first side being generally perpendicular to the second side; a retention member mounted on the first side of the chassis in a manner enabling rotation about an axis oriented substantially perpendicular to a plane of the first side; wherein the retention member is configured as a cam assembly such that rotation of the retention member exerts a force against the device to push the device toward the second side of the chassis for securing the device to the chassis; wherein the chassis has a third side oriented substantially parallel to the second side and substantially perpendicular to the first side and defining an interior of the chassis between the second and third sides, the retention member being positioned in the interior between the second side and the third side; wherein the retention member comprises a rotatable base portion, a lever mounted on the base portion and extending outwardly from the base portion, and a locking protrusion mounted on the base portion and configured to exert force against the device when the base portion is rotated; wherein the chassis includes at least one securing tab for securing the base portion to the chassis, the at least one securing tab extending from the first side of the chassis and extending over a portion of the base portion to hold the base portion against the first side of the chassis.