Patent ID: 7304864
Filing Date: 2007-12-04
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
1. A portable electronic device, comprising: a base cover; a latching assembly comprising a knob and a spring, the knob comprising a sliding slit and a latching projection; and a removable panel comprising a latching hole and a resisting protrusion, the knob being removably engagable in the latching hole, the resisting protrusion being detachably engagable with the latching projection; wherein the knob is attached on the base cover and can be rotated relative to the base cover, one end of the spring biases the knob and another end of the spring protrudes out of the sliding slit and biases the base cover; and when the removable panel is attached on the base cover, the resisting protrusion of the base cover and the latching projection interfere with each other to drive the knob to rotate in a first direction, the spring rebounds and drives the knob to rotate in a second direction opposite to the first direction, and the resisting protrusion is secured below the latching projection.