Patent ID: 8807351

Claim:
A mounting apparatus for mounting a slide rail to a rack post defining a through hole, the mounting apparatus comprising: a mounting bracket secured to the slide rail; a coupling member fixed to the mounting bracket, and comprising an inserting pin to extend through the through hole of the rack post, the coupling member defining a receiving slot axially extending through the inserting pin; a latch member pivotably mounted to the mounting bracket, and comprising a middle portion and an arm extending from the middle portion into the receiving slot, a hook protrudes from the arm, wherein the latch member is pivotable between a locked position, where the hook of the arm extends out of the receiving slot of the inserting pin to abut against the rack post, and an unlocked position, where the hook is withdrawn in the receiving slot of the inserting pin to disengage from the rack post; and a restoring member connected between the latch member and the mounting bracket to bias the latch member towards the locked position; wherein the latch member further comprises a manipulation portion extending from the middle portion, opposite to the arm, the mounting bracket defines an interfere-avoiding hole aligned with the manipulation portion.