Patent ID: 8411463

Claim:
A mounting apparatus comprising: a chassis having a bottom plate and a front plate connected to the bottom plate; and a mounting tray configured for securing an expansion card, and the mounting tray comprising a front panel secured to the front plate, the front panel parallel with the front plate, a side panel connected to the front panel, the side panel perpendicular to the front plate, and a top panel connected to and perpendicular to the front panel and the side panel; and a securing piece extending outward from a near edge of the side panel with respect to the front plate, the securing piece parallel with the front plate and abutting on the front plate, a protruding post extending perpendicularly from the securing piece, a notch defined in a up-to-down direction in the front plate with an opening to accommodate the protruding post, and a mounting member secured to the side panel adjacent to a far edge of the side panel with respect to the front plate; wherein a fixing member passes in turn through the mounting member and the bottom plate of the chassis to mount the mounting tray to the bottom plate.