Patent ID: 7495905

Claim:
A mounting apparatus for a storage device, the storage device comprising two opposite sidewalls, the mounting apparatus comprising: a locking member attached to one of the sidewalls, the locking member comprising at least one slot therein, said at least one slot comprising a wide end, and a narrow end communicating with the wide end; a chassis comprising a bottom panel, and a side panel, the side panel comprising at least one pin, the bottom panel comprising at least one bridge extending therefrom, said at least one bridge comprising a wide portion located near the side panel, and a narrow portion located away from the side panel, the narrow portion connecting with the wide portion; during said at least one pin slidably engaging in the other of the sidewalls in a direction perpendicular to the side panel, the narrow portion of said at least one bridge slides from the wide end to the narrow end of said at least one slot, the wide portion of said at least one bridge is blocked by the locking member at the narrow end of said at least one slot; and a fastener secured on the locking member and movably engaging with the bottom panel of the chassis.