Patent ID: 7023693

Claim:
A peripheral device mounting apparatus comprising: a peripheral device rack having a front edge portion; a drive bracket adapted for receiving a peripheral device therein and received in the rack, the drive bracket comprising a front plate with a first opening defined therein; a bezel attached to an outside of the front plate of the drive bracket, the bezel defining an aperture corresponding to the first opening of the front plate, the bezel comprising a protrusion extending therefrom at one side of the aperture, the bezel further comprising a locking arm extending outwardly therefrom; a lever pivotally received in the aperture, the lever comprising a stop portion extending into the first opening of the front plate, the stop portion defining a groove engagingly receiving the protrusion when the level is in a first position in which the lever engages with the front edge portion so as to retain the lever in said first position; and spring means for biasing the stop portion in a second position in which the locking arm is engaged with the lever, such that the lever is biased against the locking arm in said second position.