Patent ID: 8172282
Filing Date: 2012-05-08
Classification: E05B,E05C,G06F,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A computing device latching assembly, comprising: a latching member rotatably coupled to a support plate and biased to a locking orientation relative to the support plate by a biasing force, the latching member including a hook portion on one side thereof and a surface on an opposite side thereof, and the hook portion configured to engage an opening and releasably secure an accessory to a computing device; and a release mechanism coupled to the support plate to slide the support plate and move the latching member from a locking position to an unlocked position and a position beyond the unlocked position wherein, in response to contact of the surface of the latching member with a boundary of the opening when the latching member is moved from the locking position to the unlocked position and contact of the latching member with a stop of the support plate when the latching member is moved to the position beyond the unlocked position, the latching member is rotated in a first direction against the biasing force and is limited in rotation in the first direction by the stop such that the contact of the latching member with the boundary of the opening and the contact of the latching member with the stop urges the accessory away from the computing device in the first direction.