Patent ID: 7453688
Filing Date: 2008-11-18
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A multimedia device for portable computers which consists of a host body and a display panel that are openable and foldable relative to each other, the multimedia device comprising: a case having a housing compartment for housing a plurality of electronic elements needed for operations, and a pivotal member on one side thereof, the pivotal member having a distal end and a through aperture, the distal end forming a spherical section to allow the case to be pivotally mounted on the display panel and to be turned freely thereon, the through aperture allowing a connection line of the multimedia device to run through to electrically connect to the host body; and a latch member located in the housing compartment having a hook exposed outside the case and being connected to an elastic member to allow the latch member to be moved relative to the case; wherein the hook latches the host body when the display panel is folded over the host body to keep the display panel and the host body closed in normal conditions.