Patent ID: 8353540
Filing Date: 2013-01-15
Classification: E05C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A battery cover latching mechanism, comprising: a housing having at least one hook protruding therefrom; a cover having at least one latching hole defined therethrough and releasably latching with the hook, the cover defining a slot, a resisting groove, and protruding a protrusion; and a latch comprising a shaft rotatably mounted in the slot, two opposite cam surfaces formed on a side surface of the latch, and two opposite blocks protruding from the side surface of the latch; wherein when the housing is latched to the cover, one of the blocks is received in the resisting groove, the other of blocks resists the protrusion, and each cam surface resists one of the hooks; when the latch is rotated relative to the cover, each cam surface resists one of the hooks until the block pushes the hook away from the latching hole to release the latching engagement of the hook and the latching hole.