Patent ID: 8462493

Claim:
A mounting mechanism for assembling a storage device, comprising: a pair of parallel brackets defining a space therebetween for receiving the storage device, each of the brackets defining a sliding slot for supporting the storage device, a limiting groove being defined in each of the brackets, the sliding slot extending through a lateral edge of the bracket, the limiting groove extending downwards from the sliding slot and communicating with the sliding slot, a latching hole being defined in one of the brackets; and a latching member comprising a resisting portion for abutting the storage device and a pair of latching portions formed at opposite ends of the resisting portion, a hook being formed on one of the latching portions and engaged in the latching hole; wherein each of the latching portions comprises an inner plate connected to the resisting portion, an outer plate, and a connecting plate interconnecting the inner plate and the outer plate, each bracket being sandwiched between the inner plate and the outer plate of a corresponding latching portion with the latching hole facing the hook.