Patent ID: 8411429

Claim:
A mounting apparatus comprising: a chassis; a bracket attachable to the chassis and configured for receiving a disk drive; a securing component secured to the bracket and defining a through hole; a handle secured to the securing component, a latch portion extending from the handle, the handle being rotatable relative to the securing component between an open position, where the latch portion is out of the securing component, and a close position, where the latch portion is in the securing component; a sliding component secured to the bracket, the sliding component being slidable on the securing component between a first position, where the latch portion is engaged with the sliding component, and a second position, where the latch portion is disengaged from the sliding component; and a latch mechanism attached to the sliding component and engaging with the through hole, to block the sliding component from sliding relative to the securing component; and the latching mechanism is slidable relative to the securing component to disengage from the though hole, to allow the sliding component to side sliding relative to the securing component.