Patent ID: 7817416

Claim:
A mounting apparatus for mounting a fan in a chassis defining an exhaust opening in an end wall, the mounting apparatus comprising: a frame configured to receive the fan and capable of being inserted into or drawn out of the chassis via the exhaust opening, the frame comprising a bottom wall, at least one sidewall perpendicularly cantilevering from a first edge of the bottom wall, a venting plate perpendicularly extending from a second edge of the bottom wall neighboring the first edge, and at least one resilient locking plate extending from a first end of the at least one sidewall towards the venting plate; wherein the at least one resilient locking plate releasably abuts against the chassis to prevent the frame from sliding out of the chassis, and disengaging from the chassis by urging a free end of the locking plate to move in a direction perpendicular to the side wall of the frame.