Patent ID: 8582285

Claim:
A mounting apparatus for an expansion card, the mounting apparatus comprising: a chassis; a mounting frame secured to the chassis and adapted to secure a first end of the expansion card; a hull secured to the chassis and adapted to maintain a second end of the expansion card opposite to the first end; and a mounting member rotatably attached to the hull; wherein the hull comprises two limiting boards and a limiting block extending from at least one of the two limiting boards; the mounting member is rotatable between a lock position and an open position; in the lock position, the mounting member abuts a top surface of the expansion card, and the limiting block prevents the rotation of the mounting member along a first direction towards the expansion card; in the open position, the mounting member disengages from the expansion card, and the limiting block prevents the rotation of the mounting member along a second direction opposite to the first direction; wherein the hull comprises a side panel and a top panel, the side panel is adapted to maintain the expansion card, and the side panel is substantially perpendicular to the top panel; the limiting block comprises a first limiting plane and a second limiting plane, the first limiting plane is substantially perpendicular to the side panel, and the second limiting plane is substantially parallel to the side panel; the mounting member is located between the first limiting plane and the top panel in the open position, and the mounting member is located between the second limiting plane and the side panel in the lock position.