Patent ID: 7016190

Claim:
A hard disk anchoring apparatus for retaining a hard disk which has a plurality of screw holes, comprising: a coupling seat; a fixed bracket which is coupled with the coupling seat and has a fixed bottom plate and a fixed side wall, the fixed side wall having a plurality of first fasteners corresponding to the screw holes formed on one side of the hard disk; a movable bracket which is movably hinged on the coupling seat and has a movable bottom plate and a movable side wall, the movable bottom plate having a latch hole, the movable side wall having a plurality of second fasteners corresponding to the screw holes formed on another side of the hard disk; and a coupling blade which has one end attached to the fixed bottom plate and a latch element on another end, the latch element being able to engage with the latch hole of the movable bottom plate to couple the fixed bottom plate and the movable bottom plate together; wherein the movable bracket is able to be swiveled relative to the coupling seat to be selectively close to the fixed bracket, so that the first fasteners and the second fasteners are engaged with the screw holes on the two sides of the hard disk, and the movable bottom plate and the fixed coupling blade are coupled together through the coupling blade; wherein the movable bracket is able to be swiveled relative to the coupling seat to be moved away from the fixed bracket.