Patent ID: 7850475

Claim:
An apparatus for PCI express add-in card retention, comprising: a PCI express add-in card with a PCI express edge male connector, a PCI express female connector, comprising a slot on its top surface for inserting/removing said PCI express add-in card, retention means for securing said PCI express add-in card into said PCI express female connector; wherein said retention means comprise: a support bar having at least three surfaces, said surfaces are characterized in that the first and the second surfaces are flat (planes) and they are perpendicular to each other, said support bar is fastened to said add-in PCI express card in one or more points so that said second surface of said support bar lays on the PCI express add-in card surface, and the first surface of said support bar touches the PCI express female connector's top surface when said PCI express add-in card is inserted into said slot.