Patent ID: 7006351

Claim:
A mounting apparatus for a data storage device, the data storage device forming a plurality of protrusions on opposite sidewalls thereof, the mounting apparatus comprising: a bracket comprising a bottom plate and a pair of opposite side plates extending therefrom, a pair of openings being defined in each of the side plates; a pair of retaining members attached to inner sides of the side plates of the bracket respectively and each comprising a pair of retaining portions, the retaining portions each comprising a resilient arm and a positioning portion located thereunder, a hook formed on a bottom of the resilient arm and extending through a corresponding opening, the resilient arm abutting the protrusions for preventing the movement of the data storage device in a direction perpendicular to the bottom plate of the bracket, the positioning portion engaging with the protrusion for preventing the movement of the data storage device in a direction parallel to the bottom plate of the bracket; and a pair of latches pivotally attached to outsides of the side plates of the bracket respectively, each of the latches comprising a pressing portion and two operating ends extending horizontally from two distal ends of the pressing portion, each of the operating ends received in a corresponding hook, wherein when the pressing portion is pressed, the operating ends prize the resilient arms outwardly to allow movement of the data storage device in the direction perpendicular to the bottom plate of the bracket.