System and Method for Retaining a Card

A card for use in an information handling system, comprising:

• a surface;
• one or more electronic components mounted to the surface and configured to perform at least one predefined function;
• one or more mating edge connectors electrically coupled to the one or more electronic components and configured to engage with a slot of a connector of the information handling system;
• and
• a retainer including:
• a body;
• at least one mounting feature coupled to the body and configured to couple the retainer to the surface;
• a retention flange coupled to and protruding from the body, the retention flange having a top edge configured to engage with a bottom edge of a retention ledge associated with a connector to secure the card to the connector such that the slot receives the one or more matins edge connectors;
• wherein at a least a portion of the top edge is situated in a substantially non-parallel manner relative to the bottom edge of the retention ledge associated with the connector when the retention flange is engaged with the retention ledge.

An information handling system, comprising:

• a processor;
• a memory communicatively coupled to the processor;
• a card configured to perform at least one predefined function and having one or more mating edge connectors;
• a connector configured to communicatively couple the card to the processor, the connector having a retention ledge and a slot for receiving the one or more edge connectors;
• and
• a retainer mounted to the card and including:
• a body;
• at least one mounting feature coupled to the body and configured to couple the retainer to a surface of the card;
• a retention flange coupled to and protruding from the body, the retention flange having a top edge configured to engage with a bottom edge of the retention ledge to secure the card to the connector such that the slot receives the one or more mating edge connectors;
• wherein at a least a portion of the top edge is situated in a substantially non-parallel manner relative to the bottom edge of the retention ledge associated with the connector when the retention flange is engaged with the retention ledge.