Patent ID: 7116780
Filing Date: 2006-10-03
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
1. A housing assembly of a portable electronic device, comprising: a first housing having two side-portions, the two side-portions having a first protrusion respectively; a second housing having two side-portions, the two side-portions of the second housing having a second protrusion respectively, and the first housing is selectively assembled with the second housing to define an inner space; a third housing selectively disposed in the inner space, the third housing having two openings and two holes; and a U-shape slider having two arms, the two arms having a first slot and a second slot for accommodating the first protrusion and the second protrusion respectively, the two arms being slidably disposed within the third housing by passing through the two openings respectively; wherein when the third housing is disposed in the inner space, the first protrusion and the second protrusion are disposed in the first slot and the second slot respectively within the third housing via the two holes; wherein the U-shaped slider further includes a locking device for preventing the U-shaped slider from making relative movement with the first housing and the second housing.