Support apparatus

A support apparatus for supporting a disk drive relative to a computing system, the support apparatus comprising:

• a rail;
• a primary bracket slidably coupled to the rail to form a primary kinematic pair;
• a cage configured to hold the hard disk drive, the cage being coupled to a secondary bracket which is movably coupled to the primary bracket;
• wherein the cage is movable relative to the rail from an operating position to a first cage position, wherein the operating position comprises the hard disk drive coupled to other components of the computing system to perform operational functions, and wherein the first cage position provides a clearance space behind the cage, and
• wherein the secondary bracket and the cage are subsequently movable relative to the primary bracket from the first cage position toward a second cage position to provide a clearance space in front of the cage sufficient to remove the hard disk drive from the cage.