Patent ID: 7428144
Filing Date: 2008-09-23
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A portable computer comprising: a base unit; a display unit pivotally connected to the base unit for movement between an open position and a closed position; a hook arranged from one of the display unit and the base unit, the hook comprising a latching portion; and a catch arranged from the other of the display unit and the base unit and movable with respect to the hook, the catch comprising a free end which snappingly engages the latching portion of the hook to attach the display unit to the base unit at the closed position; the latching portion of the hook defining an arcuate surface along which the hook drives the catch to disengage from each other during the movement of the display unit from the closed position to the open position, the free end of the catch defining an arcuate end surface which smoothly connects to the upper surface and forms a relatively sharp corner with the lower surface, the latching portion of the hook engaging the relatively sharp corner at the closed position.