Patent ID: 8395887
Filing Date: 2013-03-12
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A cover mechanism for protecting an interface of an electronic device, the cover mechanism comprising: a housing including a sidewall defining an opening and an extending plate received in the opening, the extending plate spaced from the sidewall and a receiving groove defined between the extending plate and the sidewall; a protective cover including a base portion and a cover portion made of different material, the base portion including a block a hook a plug and a latching post, the latching post and the hook located at opposite ends of a side surface of the base portion, the plug extending from the side surface of the base portion and positioned between the latching post and the hook a block positioned at an end surface of the cover portion and adjacent to the latching post, the plug for covering the interface, and the latching post rotatably attached to the extending plate, the block received in the receiving groove and the hook latched to the sidewall, and wherein the protective cover includes a pin and a plurality of elastic arms, the pin is disposed between the latching post and the plug, and surrounded by the elastic arms, the elastic arms provide return force to the pin.