Patent Grant
8075330
1. Technical Field
The present disclosure relates to mounting apparatuses and, more particularly, to a mounting apparatus for a memory card.
2. Description of Related Art
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Many aspects of the present embodiments can be better understood with reference to the following drawings. The components in the drawings are not necessarily drawn to scale, the emphasis instead being placed upon clearly illustrating the principles of the present embodiments. Moreover, in the drawings, all the views are schematic, and like reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the several views.
The disclosure, including the accompanying drawings in which like references indicate similar elements, is illustrated by way of examples and not by way of limitation. It should be noted that references to “an” or “one” embodiment in this disclosure are not necessarily to the same embodiment, and such references mean at least one.
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Each operation member 30 includes a main body 31, two parallel joining portions 32 respectively extending down from opposite ends of the main body 31, and a side plate 33 extending down from a side of the main body 31. A slit 34 is defined in a middle portion of the side plate 33. A plurality of skidproof pieces 331 are formed on the side plate 33, opposite to the joining portions 32. Each joining portion 32 defines a vertical slot 322. A cutout 324 is defined in a side surface bounding a lower portion of the slot 322, and communicating with the slot 322.
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In use, the operation members 30 are moved upward and then pivoted outward around the corresponding shafts 25 respectively, until the positioning blocks 252 of the shafts 25 are engaged in the cutouts 324 to limit movement of the operation members 30 relative to the locking members 20 so that when the operation members 30 are further pushed outward, the mounting portions 21 will deform outward. The memory card 90 is plugged into the socket 10. The operation members 30 are released, and the mounting portions 21 are restored, to make the locking portions 23 engage in the corresponding cutouts 92 of the memory card 90. The operation members 30 are pivoted inward and then slide down, until the main bodies 31 of the operation members 30 cover the tops of the corresponding mounting portions 21, which saves space on the motherboard.
It is to be understood, however, that even though numerous characteristics and advantages of the embodiments have been set forth in the foregoing description, together with details of the structure and function of the embodiments, the disclosure is illustrative only, and changes may be made in detail, especially in matters of shape, size, and arrangement of parts within the principles of the disclosure to the full extent indicated by the broad general meaning of the terms in which the appended claims are expressed.
| Number | Date | Country | Kind |
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| 2011 1 0031154 | Jan 2011 | CN | national |
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