Patent ID: 7428147

Claim:
A mounting apparatus for a storage device, comprising: a bracket for receiving the storage device therein, the bracket comprising a first sidewall, the first sidewall comprising a plurality of pairs of apertures defined therein, a plurality of slots defined therein beside the apertures, and a plurality of bridges punched therefrom; a retainer attached to the first sidewall and comprising at least one pair of tips selectively extending in or out of one pair of the plurality of pairs of apertures of the bracket for engaging or disengaging the storage device, the retainer comprising at least one post; and a slider resiliently attached to the first sidewall of the bracket and sliding parallelly relative to the first sidewall of the bracket to actuate the retainer moving in a direction perpendicular to the first sidewall of the bracket, the slider comprising at least one block sliding along the corresponding bridges of the bracket, at least one slideway with a slopped wall engaging with said post, a handle with a plug selectively engaging in one of the slots corresponding to the selected pair of the apertures, and at least one resilient arm abutting against the retainer.