Patent ID: 8075330

Claim:
A mounting apparatus for mounting a memory card, the mounting apparatus comprising: a socket; a locking member mounted to one end of the socket, wherein the locking member comprises a mounting portion and a locking portion, a connecting portion is formed from the end of the socket, the mounting portion is fixed to the connecting portion, and two shafts extend from opposite side surfaces of the mounting portion; and an operation member movably attached to the locking member, wherein the operation member comprises a main body and two parallel joining portions extending from opposite ends of the main body, each of the joining portions defines a slot for slidably and pivotably receiving the corresponding shaft, and the operation member is operable to operate the locking member to lock or release the memory card; wherein a cutout is defined in an inner surface of each of the slots, a positioning block extends from a circumference of each of the shafts, and the positioning block is engagable in the cutout to limit the operation member to further pivot outward relative to the locking member.