Patent ID: 7666019

Claim:
A retainer for use in an information handling system, comprising: a substantially rigid, yet flexible body; at least one mounting feature coupled to the body and configured to couple the retainer to a card; and a retention flange coupled to and protruding from the body, the retention flange having a top edge configured to engage with a bottom edge of a retention ledge associated with a connector to secure the card to the connector; wherein at a least a portion of the top edge of the retention flange of the retainer is situated in a substantially non-parallel manner relative to the bottom edge of the retention ledge associated with the connector when the retention flange is engaged with the retention ledge; and wherein the body is configured to deflect during engagement of the retention flange with the retention ledge such that the retention flange moves relative to the at least one mounting feature during application of insertion and extraction forces applied to the card.