Patent ID: 7433183

Claim:
A rotational retaining mechanism for storage devices, comprising: a housing, having a bottom board, a stopping part protruded upwardly from said bottom board, and a front board protruded from a front edge of said bottom board, said front board having a receiving entry, and a pair of pivotal parts respectively disposed at two sides of said receiving entry; a modular frame, receiving at least one storage device therein, and having a pair of pivotal parts protruded from a front edge thereof and pivotally mounted with said pair of pivotal parts of said housing, a holding tab disposed at a side thereof, and a clipping part formed at a side thereof, said holding tab being fixed at said stopping part of said housing when said modular frame is swiveled open, wherein said holding tab engages and locks with said stopping part when said modular frame is swiveled open, to lock the modular frame in an open position; and a retaining buckle, mounted on said housing, said retaining buckle being engaged with said clipping part when said modular frame is swiveled closed.