Why won't the SATA HDD fit into a hard drive enclosure?

So, I need to send my early 2011 MacBook Pro 13" to be repaired due to a power malfunction; the computer won't even recognize that the battery is there. Since Apple has no way of guarenteeing that they won't wipe my hard drive, I purchased a Sabrent 2.5" Hard Drive Enclosure so I can manually take out my hard drive and back it up on another computer (my Apple Care representative told me that this will not void the warranty). When I took my hard drive out, however, it wouldn't fit into the enclosure because there are pegs on the side of the drive that prevent it from properly sliding into the enclosure.
I'm thinking about just plugging in the bottom part (the USB connection to the computer) to the hard drive without putting it into the actual enclosure. The enclosure is just a tin case that will house the hard drive, so I can't see why just plugging the USB connection into the drive wouldn't work. But, I'm no computer expert so I'm not sure if this will fly. Will this pose any sort of risk to the hard drive? Does the hard drive absolutely need to be housed in the tin enclosure? Or can I just transfer all my data with the hard drive outside of the enclosure without any problems?
I'm pretty desparate, so any input would help. Thanks!

Those pegs are actually mounting screws & come off. You need a Torx T6 to remove them.

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