Patent ID: 8743536

Claim:
An apparatus for receiving a storage device of a first size for use in a computer comprising a bay to receive a storage device of a second size, the apparatus comprising: a first side having first and second ends and a grooved channel extending from the first end of the first side to the second end of the first side; a second side having first and second ends and a grooved channel extending from the first end of the second side to the second end of the second side; an interposer coupled to the second end of the first side and to the second end of the second side, the interposer having a first communications port and a second communications port, the first communications port, when connected to a storage device of a first size engaged with the grooved channel of the first side and the grooved channel of the second side, being operative to communicate with the storage device of the first size, and the second communications port, when connected to a computer comprising a bay for receiving a storage device of a second size, being operative to communicate with the computer; an outer casing disposed over and at least partially covering the first and second sides; a spring-retention housing for securing the interposer, the spring-retention housing comprising: a first side plate with a front and back end, the front end of the first side plate connected to the second end of the first side, and a second side plate with a front and back end, the front end of the second side plate connected to the second end of the second side, wherein the first and second side plates are spaced to allow the interposer to fit between them and wherein the respective back ends of each of the first and second side plate, are accessible through the outer casing; a clip at each respective back end of the first and second side plate that flexes outward under an outward pressure to allow the interposer to be inserted or removed and returns to an original position after the outward pressure is removed, wherein the original position provides a back stop to secure the interposer when inserted; and a front stop at the respective front ends of the first and second side plates, preventing the interposer from being inserted past the front end, wherein the front stop provides a spring force towards the respective back ends to hold the interposer flush against the back stop after being inserted into the spring retention housing; and a connector plate coupled to the first side of the apparatus to connect the apparatus to a side of the bay of the computer.