Patent ID: 7823934

Claim:
A fixing apparatus for holding a data storage device defining a pair of holes in a sidewall thereof, the fixing apparatus comprising: a bracket comprising a side panel, the side panel comprising a pair of posts defining a through hole therein, corresponding to the holes of the data storage device; a sliding member slidably attached to the side panel; a rotating member pivotably attached to the sliding member and moving the sliding member along the side panel, the rotating member comprising a pair of opposed poles; a pair of latch members, each attached to a respective pole and slidably moved along the through holes of the posts of the bracket; a resilient member disposed between the sliding member and the rotating member; wherein, in order to install the data storage device to the bracket, the rotating member is pivotably moved to a position to retract the pair of latch members into the through holes of the bracket; wherein, when the data storage device holes are aligned with the through holes on the bracket, the rotating member is released, and the resilient member will bias the rotating member and the sliding member back to their original position, making the pair of latch members to move into the holes to lock the data storage device with the bracket.