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A computer enclosure includes a drive bracket (10), a cage (20), a holder (30) attached to a side panel (21) of the cage, and a slider (40) secured to a lower bottom plate (15) of the drive bracket. The holder defines an arcuate groove (32) and a guide way (35) therein. The slider comprises a first

A computer enclosure includes a drive bracket (10), a cage (20), a holder (30) attached to a side panel (21) of the cage, and a slider (40) secured to a lower bottom plate (15) of the drive bracket. The holder defines an arcuate groove (32) and a guide way (35) therein. The slider comprises a first shaft (42) and a second shaft (43). The drive bracket is pivotably installed in the cage. The drive bracket rotates relative to the cage, with the first shaft sliding and being tightly held within the groove, and the second shaft sliding and tightly pressing on the guide way. The drive bracket can be rotated relative to the cage and located in any desired position during such rotation.

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1. A computer enclosure comprising:a cage comprising a pair of side plates and a front panel, the front panel defining an opening; a holder attached to the side panel of the cage, the holder defining a groove therein; a drive bracket pivotally installed in the cage; and a slider secured to a bottom

1. A computer enclosure comprising:a cage comprising a pair of side plates and a front panel, the front panel defining an opening; a holder attached to the side panel of the cage, the holder defining a groove therein; a drive bracket pivotally installed in the cage; and a slider secured to a bottom plate of the drive bracket, the slider comprising a first shaft, a diameter of the first shaft being slightly greater than a width of the groove; wherein the first shaft is capable of sliding along the groove and being tightly held in any selected position in the groove, thereby locating the rotating bracket in desired position relative to the cage. 2. The computer enclosure as described in claim 1, wherein the holder is made from an elastic material, the slider is made form a rigid material.3. The computer enclosure as described in claim 2, wherein the elastic material is polycarbonate with 10%?20% glass fiber or nylon with 10%?20% glass fiber, the rigid material is polyoxymethylene.4. The computer enclosure as described in claim 1, wherein the drive bracket comprises a pair of side plates, a lower bottom plate and an upper bottom plate, a partition plate interconnecting the upper bottom plate and the lower bottom plate; the side plates, the bottom plates, and the partition plate cooperatively defining a pair of receiving spaces therebetween for respectively receiving a pair of data storage devices.5. The computer enclosure as described in claim 4, wherein each of side plates comprises a first flange extends perpendicularly outwardly from a top edge thereof.6. The computer enclosure as described in claim 5, wherein each of the side plates and the partition plate has an ear extending from a lower portion of a front edge thereof, and a pivot pin protrudes from the ear.7. The computer enclosure as described in claim 6, wherein the cage comprises a pair of side panels, and each of the side panels has a second flange extending perpendicularly inwardly from a top edge thereof for supporting a corresponding first flanges of the drive bracket.8. The computer enclosure as described in claim 7, wherein the cage further comprises a front panel, and the front panel defines an opening, thereby defining a pair of upright strips at opposite sides of the opening and a horizontal strip below the opening.9. The computer enclosure as described in claim 8, wherein each of the upright strips and the horizontal strip comprises a tab extending outwardly, and a pivot hole is defined in each of the tabs.10. The computer enclosure as described in claim 9, wherein the side panel defines a pair of fixing apertures and pair of slots in a front portion thereof.11. The computer enclosure as described in claim 10, wherein the holder comprises a pair of hooks engaging in the fixing slots and a pair of fixing hole corresponding to the fixing apertures.12. The computer enclosure as described in claim 1, wherein the holder comprises a guide block below the groove, the guide block forms a guide way on a surface thereof, and the slider comprises a second shaft slidably abutting against the guide way.13. The computer enclosure as described in claim 12, wherein the groove of the holder includes a notch, and the guide way defines a recess therein corresponding to the notch.14. A pivot assembly for pivotally locating a drive bracket in a cage, comprising:a holder attached to the cage, the holder being made of an elastic material comprising and defining an arcuate groove and a guide way; a slider fixing to a bottom of the drive bracket, the slider comprising a first shaft received in the groove and a second shaft abutting against the guide way, a diameter of the first shaft being slightly greater than a width of the groove; wherein the first shaft is capable of sliding in the groove, the second shaft is capable of sliding along the guide way, and the first shaft is capable of being tightly held in any selected position in the groove to locate the bracket in any desired position relative to the cage. 15. The pivot assembly as described in claim 14, wherein the holder is made from polycarbonate with 10%?20% glass fiber or nylon with 10%?20% glass fiber.16. The pivot assembly as described in claim 15, wherein the slider is made from a rigid material.17. The pivot assembly as described in claim 16, wherein the slider is made from polyoxymethylene.18. The pivot assembly as described in claim 16, wherein the groove of the holder includes a notch and the guide way correspondingly defines a recess therein, for installing of the slider into the holder.19. A computer enclosure comprising:a cage; a drive bracket pivotally mounted to the cage; a pivotal axis commonly defined by both said cage and said drive bracket; a holder fixed to the cage and defining an arcuate groove with a curved guiding way located aside along a direction parallel to said pivotal axis; and a slider provided on the drive bracket around said pivotal axis, said slider including concentric first and second shafts, said first shaft being offset from said second shaft in said direction, wherein said first shaft is receiveably moved along said arcuate groove while said second shaft is supportably moved along said curved guiding way, and wherein at least one of said arcuate groove and said curved guiding way defines interengaging means around an intermediate position thereof to allow at least a corresponding one of said first and second shafts retained in a mid-position with regard to a whole moving path provided by said slider. 20. The enclosure as described in claim 19, wherein said first shaft is diametrically smaller than the second shaft.21. A computer enclosure comprising:a cage; a drive bracket pivotally mounted to the cage; a pivotal axis commonly defined by both said cage and said drive bracket; a holder fixed to the cage and defining an arcuate groove; and a slider provided on the drive bracket around said pivotal axis and defining thereof a shaft extending in a direction parallel to said pivotal axis, wherein when the drive bracket is moved relative to the case by rotation about the pivotal axis, said shaft is receiveably moved along said arcuate groove with an interengaging means formed around a mid-position of said groove to retain the shaft thereto so as to keep the drive bracket in a specific angle position.