Patent ID: 7808801

Claim:
A mounting apparatus for mounting an expansion card with a bent portion to a computer enclosure, comprising: a rear panel comprising a support wall for supporting the bent portion of the expansion card, the rear panel defining an opening adjacent to the support wall, the support wall comprising a hinged member, the hinged member extending in a direction away from the opening; a retainer comprising a fixing member and a pressing plate, the pressing plate comprising a bent engaging portion corresponding to the hinged member, the pressing plate pivotally mounted to the support wall by pivotally coupling the bent engaging portion to the hinged member, the retainer being rotatable between a locked position where the retainer shields the opening and the bent portion of the expansion card is sandwiched between the fixing member and the support wall and an unlocked position where the retainer is rotated away from the opening and the fixing member releases the bent portion of the expansion card; and a clip attached to the retainer, the clip having a resilient member configured for extending through the opening and resiliently catching a portion of the rear panel adjacent to the opening to hold the retainer at the locked position, wherein the support wall defines two receiving holes adjacent to the hinged member, the bent engaging portion is bent around a longitudinal side of the pressing plate, the bent engaging portion has two locking tabs formed thereon, and the locking tabs are engaged in the receiving holes when the bent engaging portion of the pressing plate is coupled to the hinged member of the supporting wall.