Patent ID: 8550836

Claim:
A mounting apparatus for mounting a memory card to a printed circuit board (PCB), the mounting apparatus comprising: a connector mounted on the PCB, and defining a slot for receiving a bottom side of the memory card, an ear extending out from each of opposite end surfaces of the connector and defining a through hole; and an elongated fixing member comprising a bar attached to a top of the memory card, two legs extending down from opposite ends of the bar to be respectively attached to opposite ends of the memory card, and two deformable latches extending from distal ends of the legs opposite to the bar to be respectively engaged in the through holes, wherein each latch comprises an L-shaped plate extending down from the corresponding leg and then bent away from the other latch, a V-shaped engaging portion extending from the L-shaped plate and engaged with the corresponding the through hole of the ear, and an operation portion extending up from a distal end of the engaging portion adjacent to the corresponding leg.