Patent ID: 7564696

Claim:
A bracket retainer for securing an adapter card in a computer chassis, the computer chassis comprising a panel, wherein the panel comprises a first opening, and a second opening, and wherein a tab portion of the adapter card protrudes through the first opening or the second opening, the bracket retainer comprising: a first door structure, the first door structure forming a closure of the first opening wherein the adapter card is capable of being secured when the tab portion of the adapter card is engaged by the first door structure and a first retainer structure, the first retainer structure including, a first projection, wherein the first projection is capable of interlocking with a top cover of the computer chassis to secure the first door structure in a closed position, a first means for attaching the first retainer structure to the computer chassis; a second door structure, the second door structure and the first door structure integrally attached to a surface of the panel, the second door structure forming a closure of the second opening wherein the adapter card is capable of being secured when the tab portion of the adapter card is engaged by the second door structure; and a third structure disposed on a surface of the panel between the first opening and the second opening, wherein the first means for attaching the first retainer structure to the computer chassis and a first means for attaching a second retainer structure to the computer chassis are integral with the third structure wherein the first door structure is capable of rotating about the third structure to form the closure of the first opening and the second door structure is capable of rotating about the third structure to form the closure of the second opening.