Patent ID: 8345447

Claim:
A mounting apparatus provided to mount an expansion card to a circuit board, the circuit board mounted to a first support, and perpendicular to a second support, a latching post protruding from the second support, the mounting apparatus comprising: a sliding bracket configured to mount the expansion card, the sliding bracket slidably mounted to the second support; a driving member pivotably mounted to the second support, a first end of the driving member latched to the sliding bracket, and a second end opposite to the first end of the driving member comprising a hook; and a clamping arm pivotably mounted to the sliding bracket; wherein when the second end of the driving member is rotated to move away from the circuit board, the first end of the driving member together with the sliding bracket is rotated towards the circuit board, the clamping arm is rotated to sandwich the expansion card between the sliding bracket and the clamping arm, and wherein when the hook is latched with the latching post, the expansion card is connected to the circuit board; wherein when the hook is disengaged from the latching post, and the second end of the driving member is moved towards the circuit board, the first end of the driving member together with the sliding bracket is rotated away from the circuit board, the clamping arm is rotated to move away from the sliding bracket to release the expansion card.