Patent ID: 7389878

Claim:
A protective enclosure for a portable electronic data storage device, said enclosure comprising: an outer shell having a base and a lid movable between open and closed conditions relative to said base, said lid being hingedly attached to said base; an insert receivable within said shell, said insert having an interior compartment for accommodating the electronic data storage device and an opening formed through an upper end of said insert in communication with said compartment for extending the storage device therethrough; a retention bracket attached to an inside wall of said lid; and a spring biased cam pivotally attached to said insert for interengaging said retention bracket as said lid is opened and closed relative to said base to retain said lid selectively in said open and closed conditions; said compartment including an ejector having a spring loaded releasable locking mechanism for releasably holding the storage device within said compartment when the storage device is inserted into said ejector and pressed against said spring loaded releasable locking mechanism, the held storage device being pressed again against said spring loaded releasable locking mechanism to release the storage device for removal thereof from said ejector and said compartment.