Patent ID: 7072177

Claim:
A mounting mechanism for a storage device comprising: a chassis comprising a bottom and a pair of spacing plates, one of the spacing plates defining an aperture therein; a tray received in the chassis between the spacing plates, the tray defining a space adapted to receive a storage device; and an operating unit pivotally attached to the tray, the operating unit comprising an actuator, a moveable member, and a resilient member, the moveable member moveably secured in the actuator, the resilient member disposed between the moveable member and the actuator, the moveable member comprising an extension tab corresponding to the first aperture of the chassis; wherein when the tray together with the operating unit is moved in the chassis, the extension tab of the slider extends into the aperture of the spacing plates under the pressure of the resilient member, and wherein when the actuator is pivoted outwardly, the moveable member of the operating unit accordingly is pivoted outwardly so that the extension tab is rotated outwardly and withdrawn from the first aperture of the chassis, the tray is therefore drawn out from the chassis.