Patent ID: 7542281

Claim:
A mounting apparatus for a storage device defining a plurality of apertures in a sidewall thereof, the mounting apparatus comprising: a bracket comprising a plurality of apertures defined in a side panel thereof, corresponding to the apertures of the storage device; and a latch assembly attached to the side panel of the bracket and comprising a frame fixed to the side panel, a sliding member slidably attached to the frame, and a latch member with tips attached to the sliding member, the sliding member being capable of moving in a direction parallel to the side panel to allow the latch member to move toward or away from the side panel in a direction perpendicular to the side panel which results in the tips of the latch member accordingly engaging in or disengaging from the apertures of the storage device; wherein the sliding member comprises a base board, and a pair of side boards extending from opposite edges of the base board, a pair of slots is defined in each of the side boards, the latch member comprises a base plate, and a pair of flat walls extending from opposite edges of the base plate, a pair of posts extends from each of the flat walls for slidably engaging in the slots; wherein the base plate of the latch member comprises a pair of seats each defining a guiding through hole therein, the base board of the sliding member comprises a semicircular notch, and a recess defined therein, the frame comprises a base wall, the base wall comprises a pair of rods, the rods extend through the semicircular notch and the recess to slidably engage in the guiding through hole of the latch member respectively, a pair of first resilient members is fixed around the rods respectively and compressed between the base wall and the base plate.