Patent ID: 6876552
Filing Date: 2005-04-05
Classification: G06K,H04B,H04M

Abstract:
1. An electronic device comprising: a housing including a peripheral wall that is formed with a card-receiving recess having two opposite sides and confined by a recess-confining wall, said recess-confining wall including opposite first and second wall portions that respectively confine said opposite sides of said card-receiving recess, said first wall portion being formed with at least a pivot-mounting groove that is confined by a groove-confining wall, said groove-confining wall having two opposite ends and a bight portion that faces toward said second wall portion and that is divided into a first section and a second section offset from said first section, said card-receiving recess being adapted to receive an electronic card therein; at least a pivot pin substantially parallel to said bight portion of said groove-confining wall and having two opposite ends respectively extending into said opposite ends of said groove-confining wall, said pivot pin cooperating with said first section of said bight portion of said groove-confining wall to define a first gap therebetween, and cooperating with said second section of said bight portion of said groove-confining wall to define a second gap therebetween, said first gap having a width greater than that of said second gap; a cover with opposite first and second sides, said first side of said cover being formed with at least a hook that projects outwardly therefrom, that has a width smaller than that of said first gap and greater than that of said second gap, and a length smaller than that of said first gap, and that hooks on said pivot pin, said cover being rotatable about said pivot pin between a covering position, in which said second side of said cover is moved toward and presses against the electronic card, and an uncovering position, in which said second side of said cover is moved away from the electronic card so as to release the electronic card therefrom, said cover being movable along the length of said pivot pin between a limiting position, in which said hook is aligned with said second section of said bight portion of said groove-confining wall, thereby limiting movement of said cover in a transverse direction relative to said pivot pin and preventing disengagement of said hook from said pivot pin, and a non-limiting position, in which said hook is aligned with said first section of said bight portion of said groove-confining wall, thereby permitting movement of said cover in said transverse direction and disengagement of said hook from said pivot pin; and a locking unit including first and second interlocking members that are respectively formed on said second wall portion of said recess-confining wall and said second side of said cover and that are releasably engageable with each other when said cover is positioned at said covering position and is moved from said limiting position to said non-limiting position.