Toolless card/bracket coupling system

An Information Handling System (IHS), comprising:

• a first chassis;
• a first card slot that is defined by the first chassis and that includes a first card mounting configuration;
• a first card connector that is located adjacent the first card slot in the first chassis;
• a second chassis;
• a second card slot that is defined by the second chassis and that includes a second card mounting configuration;
• a second card connector that is located adjacent the second card slot in the second chassis;
• a first card that is connected to the first card connector;
• a second card that includes the same form-factor as the first card and that is connected to the second card connector;
• a first card bracket base that is mounted to the first chassis and provided in the first card mounting configuration;
• a plurality of first card securing support members that extend from the first card bracket base in a spaced-apart orientation;
• a toolless card securing subsystem that is included on each of the plurality of first card securing support members, wherein each toolless card securing subsystem that is included on each of the plurality of first card securing support members extends from a first side of the first card and through a respective first card aperture defined by the first card, and engages a second side of the first card that is opposite the first card from the first side of the first card in a securing orientation that secures the first card to the first card bracket base, and wherein each toolless card securing subsystem that is included on each of the plurality of first card securing support members is configured to:
• transition, while the first card is secured to the first card bracket base and in response to a force that is provided without the use of a tool, from the securing orientation to a coupling orientation that allows that toolless card securing subsystem to move through its respective first card aperture defined by the first card;
• and
• move, while in the coupling orientation, from the second side of the first card and through its respective first card aperture defined by the first card in order to unsecure the first card from the first card bracket base;
• a second first card bracket base that is mounted to the second chassis and provided in the second card mounting configuration;
• a plurality of second card securing support members that extend from the second card bracket base in the spaced-apart orientation such that the spacing of the plurality of second card securing support members is the same as the spacing of the plurality of first card securing support members;
• and
• the toolless card securing subsystem that is included on each of the plurality of second card securing support members, wherein each toolless card securing subsystem that is included on each of the plurality of second card securing support members extends from a first side of the second card and through a respective second card aperture defined by the second card, and engages a second side of the second card that is opposite the second card from the first side of the second card in the securing orientation that secures the second card to the second card bracket base, and wherein each toolless card securing subsystem that is included on each of the plurality of second card securing support members is configured to:
• transition, while the second card is secured to the second card bracket base and in response to a force that is provided without the use of a tool, from the securing orientation to a coupling orientation that allows that toolless card securing subsystem to move through its respective second card aperture defined by the second card;
• and
• move, while in the coupling orientation, from the second side of the second card and through its respective second card aperture defined by the second card in order to unsecure the second card from the second card bracket base.

A method for toollessly coupling a card to a bracket, comprising:

• moving, from a first side of a first card by each toolless card securing subsystem on respective first card coupling support members that extend in a spaced-apart orientation from a first card bracket base that includes a first chassis mounting configuration and that is configured to mount to a first chassis mounting element that provides the first chassis mounting configuration, towards a respective card aperture defined by the first card while in a securing orientation;
• engaging, by each toolless card securing subsystem on the respective first card coupling support members, its respective card aperture defined by the first card;
• transitioning, by each toolless card securing subsystem on the respective first card coupling support members in response to engaging and moving into its respective card aperture defined by the first card, from the securing orientation to a coupling orientation that allows that toolless card securing subsystem to move through its respective card aperture defined by the first card;
• transitioning, by each toolless card securing subsystem on the respective first card coupling support members in response to extending through its respective card aperture defined by the first card and past a second side of the first card that is opposite the first card from the first side of the first card, from the coupling orientation to the securing orientation that secures the first card to the first card bracket base via engagement with the second side of the first card;
• moving, from the first side of a second card that is identical to the first card by each toolless card securing subsystem on respective second card coupling support members that extend in the spaced-apart orientation from a second card bracket base that includes a second chassis mounting configuration and that is configured to mount to a second chassis mounting element that provides the second chassis mounting configuration, towards a respective card aperture defined by the second card while in the securing orientation, wherein the spacing of the plurality of second card securing support members is the same as the spacing of the plurality of first card securing support members;
• engaging, by each toolless card securing subsystem on the respective second card coupling support members, its respective card aperture defined by the second card;
• transitioning, by each toolless card securing subsystem on the respective second card coupling support members in response to engaging and moving into its respective card aperture defined by the second card, from the securing orientation to a coupling orientation that allows that toolless card securing subsystem to move through its respective card aperture defined by the second card;
• and
• transitioning, by each toolless card securing subsystem on the respective second card coupling support members in response to extending through its respective card aperture defined by the second card and past a second side of the second card that is opposite the second card from the first side of the second card, from the coupling orientation to the securing orientation that secures the second card to the second card bracket base via engagement with the second side of the second card.