Patent ID: 7992787
Filing Date: 2011-08-09
Classification: H04M,H05K

Abstract:
1. A portable terminal assembly comprising: an enclosure having a distal end wall and a proximal end wall connected to a pair of sidewalls such that the enclosure walls connect the bottom surface to a top surface having a user interface to define an enclosure interior, a power source compartment positioned in the enclosure interior; a cover for coupling to the compartment situated in an opening in the bottom surface; a cover housing of the cover including a cover surface, a pair of cover sidewalls, a proximal cover end wall and a distal cover end wall such that the cover walls extend from the cover surface to define a cover interior; a magnet coupled to the cover interior, the magnet having a sufficient magnetic field strength for affecting a state of contacts of a switch; and the switch mounted in the interior of the enclosure, the switch coupled to at least one component receiving power from a power source when positioned in the compartment; wherein the proximity of the magnet to the switch affects the state of the contacts and therefore the supply of power to the at least one component.