Patent ID: 8576558

Claim:
A mounting apparatus for mounting a data storage device, comprising: a sliding member; a drive bracket comprising a first side plate, a sliding groove, a receiving slot, and a cutout communicating with the receiving slot defined in the first side plate, the sliding member received in the sliding groove; and a rotating member pivotally mounted to the first side plate, a curled piece and an arm located on opposite ends of the rotating member, a resisting block extending from a distal end of the curled piece, and a restricting piece extending from a side of the resisting block; the resisting block slidably received in the receiving slot, and the restricting piece engaged in the cutout and abutting an inner surface of the first side plate, the arm defining a restricting room, wherein the rotating member is adapted to rotate on the first side plate between a first position and a second position; in the first position, the curled piece abuts the first side plate and is elastically deformed by the first side plate, and the sliding member is disengaged from the restricting room; in the second position, the curled piece is released, and the restricting room receives and restricts the sliding member therein.