Patent ID: 6519142
Filing Date: 2003-02-11
Classification: E05Y,G06F

Abstract:
An electronic device having a removable cover comprising:a housing including a display, a first recess on an edge, a groove on the first recess, and a slot on the first recess; a hinged member including a lengthwise pin and an elastic hook associated with the pin, the pin being disposed in the groove and the hinged member being pivotal about the groove with the elastic hook snapped into the slot while closing onto the housing; and a cover disposed on the display and including two spaced lugs extended from one side, a hole through each lug, and a shaft inserted through the holes so that the shaft is rotatable about the holes; wherein when the hinged member is rotated to an open state the shaft of the cover is passed through a bottom of the elastic hook of the hinged member, the shaft is positioned in the first recess, and the elastic hook of the hinged member is snapped into the slot for securing the shaft so that the cover is capable of pivoting about the electronic device or removing from the electronic device.