US 6,646,871 B1 · Mounting apparatus for mounting a data storage device in a computer enclosure

Abstract

A mounting apparatus includes a first bracket (20), a second bracket (30), and a securing device (60). The securing device includes a securing member (40) and a coil spring (50). The first bracket includes a pair of first catches (22), a second catch (25), and first and second support tabs (23, 24). The second bracket is removably attached to the first bracket, and includes a pair of latches (342) and a pair of first locking openings (341). The securing member is movably attached to the first bracket, and includes first and second posts (431, 441), a pair of locking slots (421), and a second locking opening (411). The first and second posts are movably received in the first and second support tabs. The second locking opening engagingly receives the second catch. The first locking openings receive the first catches. The latches snappingly engage in the locking slots.

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Dependent claims

A mounting apparatus for mounting a data storage device in a computer enclosure, the mounting apparatus comprising:

a first bracket adapted to be secured to the computer enclosure, the first bracket comprising a main wall;
a second bracket removably attached to the main wall of the first bracket, the second bracket comprising a top wall and two side walls;
a securing device movably secured to the main wall of the first bracket, the securing device comprising a securing member and an elastic member;
and
complementary latching means disposed at the second bracket and at the securing member, the latching means comprising a latch and a complementary locking slot,
wherein when the elastic member is compressed between the securing member and the first bracket, the latch snappingly engages in the locking slot;
and when the securing device is pushed in a first direction, the latch is released from the locking slot and the second bracket can be pulled away from the securing device in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Mounting apparatus for mounting a data storage device in a computer enclosure

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Mounting apparatus for mounting a data storage device in a computer enclosure

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