Patent ID: 7443667

Claim:
A mounting apparatus for holding a storage device with a plurality of mounting holes in a side thereof, the mounting apparatus comprising: a bracket adapted for accommodating the storage device therein, and comprising a first sidewall and a second sidewall parallel to the first sidewall, the first sidewall comprising a pair of installing plates and a securing portion extending out therefrom, and a plurality of through holes defined between the pair of installing plates and the securing portion, corresponding to the mounting holes, the pair of installing plates respectively defining a first pivoting hole and a second pivoting hole, the securing portion defining a locking notch; and a fastener comprising a pivot end pivotally attached to the pair of installing plates, and a free end forming a locking portion engagable with the securing portion, a first pivoting pole and a second pivoting pole respectively received in the first pivoting hole and the second pivoting hole protruding from the pivot end, a block protruding from the locking portion and being received in the locking notch, a plurality of locking pegs projecting from the fastener and being inserted into the corresponding mounting holes of the storage device via the through holes of the first sidewall; wherein an elastic tongue, with the first pivoting pole protruding from a distal free end thereof, is formed on a side of the pivot end, leaving a slot between the elastic tongue and the side of the pivot end, thereby the first pivoting pole is pivotally received in the first pivoting hole via the tongue being deformed.