Patent ID: 8824131

Claim:
A disk drive mount, comprising: a mounting body that is configured to be attached to a disk drive, the mounting body including a front face portion, wherein when the mounting body is attached to a disk drive, the front face portion is located adjacent the front of the disk drive; a write protect switch located on the front face portion of the mounting body; a coupling mechanism that is configured to operatively couple the write protect switch to a disk drive that is attached to the mounting body; and a cover plate having a first end that is pivotally attached to a first end of the front face portion such that the cover plate can pivot to cover or expose the front face portion of the mounting body, wherein the cover plate includes a switch actuator aperture, and wherein when the cover plate is pivoted into a closed position in which it covers the front face portion, a switch actuator of the write protect switch extends through the switch actuator aperture in the cover plate.