Patent ID: 7639487

Claim:
A mounting apparatus for holding a storage device with a mounting hole, the mounting apparatus comprising: a bracket comprising a first sidewall connected to a second sidewall, the storage device being disposed in the bracket; a fastener being pivotally attached to the first sidewall of the bracket and a mounting tab being formed thereon; an operating member being movably attached to the second sidewall of the bracket; and a connecting member comprising a first connecting end and a second connecting end, the first connecting end movably connecting with the fastener the second connecting end movably connecting with the operating member; wherein the operating member is operated to drive the connecting member to actuate the fastener to pivot toward or away from the first sidewall of the bracket, so that the mounting tab of the fastener is inserted in or withdrawn from the mounting hole of the storage device according to a corresponding pivot action of the fastener for latching and unlatching of the storage device.