Patent ID: 8009425

Claim:
A retaining apparatus for at least one data storage device, comprising: a tray for receiving the at least one data storage device; and a retaining device attached to a front side of the tray, the retaining device comprising: an elongated base member attached to the front side of the tray; an elongated arm member, separated from the tray, pivotably attached to the base member about a pivot axis, the arm member having a retaining portion at the first distal end for retaining the retaining device at a retaining position; and a blocking member attached to the base member and slidable along a first direction that is substantially perpendicular to the pivot axis, the blocking member being capable of securing the arm member at a second distal end of the arm member opposite to the first distal end; wherein when the arm member is blocked by the blocking member, the arm member is positioned at the retaining position, and the tray and the retaining device are secured; and when the arm member is released by the blocking member, the retaining portion is capable of being disengaged from the tray by rotating the arm member away from the base member.