Patent ID: 8593803
Filing Date: 2013-11-26
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A mounting apparatus for mounting a data storage device, comprising: a drive bracket comprising a side piece; a sliding groove, located in the side piece, comprising a first end and a second end, and the second end is adjacent to an edge of the side piece, and the first end located in the side piece, a guiding surface located on the first end, the guiding surface inclined from an inner surface of the side piece to an outer surface of the side piece; and a slider comprising a screw, a spring gasket, and a sleeve; the screw mounted on the data storage device and comprising a supporting piece, the spring gasket surrounding the screw and comprising a base, the sleeve surrounding the spring gasket and comprising a skirting piece, and the base abuts the skirting piece and is located between the skirting piece and the supporting piece, wherein the sleeve is engaged in the sliding groove and slidable from the second end to the first end, the screw abuts the guiding surface, and the guiding surface is adapted to retain the slider at the first end.