Patent ID: 7309253
Filing Date: 2007-12-18
Classification: H01M,Y02E

Abstract:
1. A battery cover fixing mechanism for coupling a cover to a housing of a portable electronic device, the battery cover fixing mechanism comprising: a blocking mechanism formed on the cover; an opening defined in the cover; a latching mechanism comprising a block, an elastic member, a slider having a blocking part, and a holder; a slot defined in the housing; and a cutout defined in the housing; wherein the holder is fixed to the housing, the slider is slidably attached on the holder, the block is fixed on the slider and extends through the cutout and the opening so as to be exposed to a user, the blocking mechanism of the cover engages in the slot of the housing and with the blocking part of the slider, one end of the elastic member is attached to the holder, and an opposite end of the elastic member is attached to the slider.