Patent ID: 8100710

Claim:
A mounting apparatus used to fix a flash drive to a connector of a circuit board, the mounting apparatus comprising: a base comprising a main body, a first fixed portion extending from a first side of the main body, and a second fixed portion extending from a second side of the main body, wherein the main body defines an accommodating space therein for receiving the flash drive, a first through hole in the first side of the main body, and a second through hole in the second side of the main body; a first fixing member comprising an opening defined in a first end of the first fixing member, and a first hook-and-loop fastener positioned on a second end of the first fixing member, wherein the second end of the first fixing member is capable of passing through the first fixed portion, the opening, and the first through hole for fixing the first fixing member to the base; and a second fixing member comprising two second hook-and-loop fasteners positioned on two opposite surfaces of the second fixing member, wherein two ends of the second fixing member are capable of passing through the second fixed portion and attach to each other by the two second hook-and-loop fasteners for fixing the second fixing member to the base; wherein the second end of the first fixing member is operable to pass over a top end of the flash drive, and pass through the second through hole, and fix to the second fixing member by the first hook-and-loop fastener attached to one of the two second hook-and-loop fasteners for engaging the flash drive with the connector.