Patent ID: 7307838

Claim:
A hard disc drive carrier, comprising: a main body; a first element extending from the main body; a second element extending from the main body opposite to the first element with a hard disc disposed between the first and second elements; at least one first pad disposed on the first element; and at least one second pad disposed on the second element, wherein the first and second elements serve as rails for the hard disc drive carrier sliding in a hard disc drive bay, and when the hard disc drive carrier reaches a predetermined position in the hard disc drive bay, the first and second pads abut the hard disc drive bay to avoid vibration between the hard disc drive carrier and the hard disc drive bay; the first element has at least one first engaging portion with which the first pad engages, whereby the first pad is fixed to the first element; the first engaging portion has a first notch and a second notch adjacent to the first notch, and the first and second notches are formed on one edge of the first element; the first engaging portion is adjacent to a position where the first element joins the main body; and the first pad has a first engaging groove, a first protrusion disposed in the first engaging portion and a flat portion formed on one edge of the first engaging groove, and when the first pad engages the first engaging portion, another edge of the first engaging groove engages the first notch, the first protrusion engages the second notch and the flat portion abuts the position where the first element joins the main body.