Patent ID: 8264830

Claim:
An apparatus for retaining an expansion card within an information handling system, the apparatus comprising: a first bracket comprising: a first elongated body defining a first groove for receiving a first edge of an expansion card, the first groove extending in a direction substantially parallel to a motherboard of the information handling system; a first base member extending from the first elongated body, wherein the first base member is attachable to the motherboard; a first pivot portion extending from the first elongated body, wherein the first pivot portion, unparallel to the motherboard, is angled upwardly and inwardly toward an interior side of the first bracket, the interior side of the first bracket to be in contact with the expansion card; and a second bracket comprising: a second elongated body defining a second groove for receiving a second edge of the expansion card, the second groove extending in a direction substantially parallel to the motherboard; a second base member extending from the second elongated body, wherein the second base member is attachable to the motherboard; a second pivot portion extending from the second elongated body, wherein the second pivot portion, unparallel to the motherboard, is angled upwardly and outwardly away from an interior side of the second bracket, the interior side of the second bracket to be in contact with the expansion card.