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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 26, 2004
Filed:
Jan. 16, 2003
Kuo-Chih Lin, Tu-Chen, TW;
DaLong Sun, Shenzhen, CN;
Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd., Taipei Hsien, TW;
Abstract
An expansion card mounting apparatus includes a rear panel ( ) defining an opening ( ), a retaining bracket ( ) slidably attached to the panel and including a main body ( ) and a pressing body ( ), and a fastening member ( ) fixed to the retaining bracket. A support plate ( ) extends rearwardly from the panel adjacent the opening. A through opening ( ) is defined in the main body. Cutouts ( ) are defined in the pressing body. The fastening member includes a plurality of pressing clips ( ) extending through the cutouts to abut end portions ( ) of slot covers ( ), and an operation lever ( ) extending through the through opening of the retaining bracket to resiliently engage with the panel at the opening. Thus the end portions of the slot covers are securely sandwiched between the pressing body and the support plate.