Patent ID: 7866991
Filing Date: 2011-01-11
Classification: H01R,H04M,H05K

Abstract:
1. An electronic device comprising: a housing defining a first housing part and a second housing part having a sidewall, the side wall defining a sliding slot and a socket hole therein; a earphone socket assembled in the housing and at least partially exposed by the socket hole; and a protection cover slidably assembled on the sidewall of the housing, wherein the protection cover comprises a main body, a latching portion spaced from the main body and a sliding block connecting the main body and the latching portion; the main body and the latching portion are respectively positioned on opposite sides of the sidewall, the sliding block is slidably engaged in the sliding slot, thus enabling the main body to slide between a first and a second positions to expose or cover the earphone socket; wherein the sidewall of the housing defines two positioning grooves therein, the latching portion forms a positioning protrusion in a surface facing the main body to respectively engage in the two positioning grooves, thus retaining the protection cover in the first and the second positions.