Patent ID: 7646599
Filing Date: 2010-01-12
Classification: E05B,E05C,G06F

Abstract:
1. A latch mechanism for fixing a cover unit to a base unit of a foldable electronic device in a closed position, the cover unit comprising two locking portions, the base unit defining two slots and a through hole between the slots, the base unit forming at least one receiving portion therein, the locking portions of the cover unit extending through the corresponding slots of the base unit in the closed position, the latch mechanism comprising: an elongated locking member configured for being slidably received in the base unit of the foldable electronic device, the locking member comprising two protrusions configured for engaging with the corresponding locking portions for fixing the cover unit in the closed position, and an operating portion configured for extending out of the base unit through the through hole thereof, for manipulation from outside the base unit, the locking member defining at least one cutout configured for removably receiving the at least one receiving portion of the base unit therein; and at least one resilient member configured for being located in the at least one receiving portion of the base unit and engagable with a side of the at least one cutout of the locking member for keeping the locking member in a locked position.