Patent ID: 7746664

Claim:
A mounting apparatus for an expansion card, the mounting apparatus comprising: an expansion card mount for fixing the expansion card, the expansion card mount comprising of a locking post extending therefrom; and a locking device comprising of a fixing bracket configured to be mounted to a computer case, a key bar slidably mounted in the fixing bracket; and an elastic unit connected to the fixing bracket and the key bar; wherein a first locking hole is defined in the fixing bracket, a second locking hole is defined in the key bar, an engaging protrusion extends into the second locking hole from a wall bounding the second locking hole; wherein the first locking hole generally overlaps with the second locking hole when the elastic unit is in a relaxed state; wherein the locking device is capable of moving between a first and a second position when the locking post is inserted into the first and second locking holes; in the second position, the locking post is secured by the engaging protrusion due to the restoration force of the elastic unit.