Patent ID: 8456860

Claim:
A holder for securing a functional module in an electronic device, the electronic device comprising a housing, the housing having a pair of rails on which the holder is assembled, a first baffle tab being formed on one of the rails, the holder comprising: a bottom plate for supporting the functional module; a front plate pivotally secured on a front end of the bottom plate, the front plate being elastically biased to rotate about the bottom plate for exerting pressure on the functional module; and a rear plate pivotally secured on a rear portion of the bottom plate, the rear plate being elastically biased to rotate about the bottom plate for exerting pressure on the functional module; wherein a plurality of connecting plates are formed on the front end and the rear portion of the bottom plate, a hole being defined in each of the connecting plates, and a plurality of pivot pins are formed on the front and the rear plates and received in the holes respectively such that each of the front and the rear plates is pivotally connected to the bottom plate; and wherein a torsion spring is accommodated on each of the front and the rear plates for providing resilience for the front and the rear plates to rotate about the bottom plate for exerting pressure on the functional module.