Patent ID: 7927730
Filing Date: 2011-04-19
Classification: H01M,Y02E

Abstract:
1. A portable electronic device comprising: a battery cover having a hook formed at one end thereof; a housing defining a catching hole; a locking member having first and second ends, one end of the locking member rotatably but permanently attached in the catching hole of the housing and the other end of the locking member having a latching portion, wherein the latching portion of the locking member is releasably locked with the hook of the battery cover; wherein the battery cover comprises a receiving hole defined therein and adjacent the hook, the locking member further comprises a cylindrical post and an operating portion, the cylindrical post extends from one side of the operating portion, the latching portion extends radially from the cylindrical post and adjoining the operating portion, the operating portion is received in the receiving hole of the battery cover; at least one latching tab radially extends from the outer peripheral wall of the post, opposite to the operating portion, the housing comprises a catching portion, the catching portion includes the catching hole and at least one tab hole, each tab hole radially communicating with the catching hole, the cylindrical post extending through the catching hole, with the at least one latching tab fitting through a corresponding tab hole.