Patent ID: 6351376
Filing Date: 2002-02-26
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A mounting apparatus adapted to mount a data storage device in a computer housing, comprising:a bracket being adapted to be supported in a computer housing, the bracket having a first face for supporting a data storage device, a second face opposite the first face, and at least one locking hole in a front portion thereof; a securing means mounted to a bottom of the data storage device, the securing means being moveable with the data storage device to be slid into the at least one locking hole of the bracket; and a flexible plate having a rear end securely fixed to the second face of thebracket and a front end, the front end having an operating portion extending out of the computer housing for being operable to move the front end away from the front portion of the bracket, the flexible plate having at least one through hole engaging with the securing means to releasably block a sliding movement of the data storage device on the first face of the bracket.