Patent ID: 7318531

Claim:
A mounting apparatus for securing a data storage device having a pair of sides, comprising: a connecting member having a pair of sidewalls, and adapted to be attached to the storage device and comprising a pair of pivoting holes defined in the sidewalls; a handle comprising a pair of pivoting shafts pivotably engaging in the pivoting holes of the connecting member, wherein the handle is positioned at least two positions relative to the connecting member; and a bracket adapted to accommodate the storage device, the bracket comprising a pair of side plates each comprising a pair of side plates each comprising a slide channel, at least one resilient member formed in one of the channels, a retaining protrusion formed inwardly from said resilient member; and wherein the data storage device further has two pairs of studs in the sides thereof to be slidably moved into the bracket along the channel, the data storage device is secured in the bracket with the studs blocked by the retaining protrusions, the data storage device is released with the resilient member pushed outwardly to disengage the studs from the retaining protrusion.