Patent ID: 7575203

Claim:
A mounting apparatus for holding a storage device, the storage device defining at least a mounting hole in a bottom thereof, the mounting apparatus comprising: a bracket, a support plate being arranged inward from a sidewall of the bracket, the support plate being configured for supporting the storage device; and a locking member movably connected to the bracket, the locking member comprising at least one locking portion, the at least one locking portion being configured for insertion in the at least one mounting hole in a manner so as to hold the storage device on the support plate; wherein the support plate comprises at least one bent tab extending down therefrom, the locking member defines at least one positioning slot therein for guidingly receiving the at least one bent tab; wherein the locking member comprises one end pivotably connected to the bracket, and another end engagable on the bracket, the sidewall of the bracket defines two positioning holes, one above another, one of the positioning holes is configured to position the locking member in a locked position, the other one of the positioning holes is configured to position the locking member in an unlocked positions; wherein the mounting apparatus further comprises an operating member attached to a distal end of said another end of the locking member, the operating member comprising a handle.