Abstract:
A portable electronic device includes a housing including a protrusion and a passage extending to the protrusion; an attachment element wrapping on the protrusion and passing through the passage to extend outward from the housing; and a stylus received in the housing to cover the passage and prevent the attachment element from escaping the passage.

Description:
[0001]    The present application is related to co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. ______ (Attorney Docket No.US34678), entitled “PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH PENDANT ATTACHMENT SYSTEM”, by Dong et al. This application has the same assignee as the present application and has been concurrently filed herewith. The above-identified applications are incorporated herein by reference. 
     
    
     BACKGROUND 
       [0002]    1. Technical Field 
         [0003]    The exemplary disclosure generally relates to portable electronic devices, particularly to portable electronic devices with a pendant attachment system. 
         [0004]    2. Description of Related Art 
         [0005]    Mobile phone users often attach decorative pendants to their phones. The pendants generally hang from an attachment element, such as a string or chain looped through a dedicated hole or ligament of the mobile phone. However, it is difficult to thread the attachment element through the hole to attach the pendants as the hole is usually small. 
         [0006]    Therefore, there is room for improvement within the art. 
     
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         [0007]    Many aspects of the embodiments can be better understood with reference to the following drawings. The components in the drawings are not necessarily drawn to scale, the emphasis instead being placed upon clearly illustrating the principles of the exemplary portable electronic device with a pendant attachment system. Moreover, in the drawings like reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the several views. Wherever possible, the same reference numbers are used throughout the drawings to refer to the same or like elements of an embodiment. 
           [0008]      FIG. 1  is an exploded view of an exemplary embodiment of portable electronic device including a pendant attachment system provided by a housing and stylus. 
           [0009]      FIG. 2  is an enlarged view of the stylus from another aspect. 
           [0010]      FIG. 3  is a partially enlarged view of an attachment element fixed to the housing. 
           [0011]      FIG. 4  is an assembled view of the portable electronic device shown in  FIG. 1 . 
       
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
       [0012]    In this exemplary embodiment, the device is an electronic device such as a mobile telephone but any device to which a pendant can be attached is applicable. Accordingly, any reference herein to the mobile telephone should also be considered to apply equally to other portable devices. 
         [0013]    Referring to  FIG. 1 , the exemplary device  100  includes a housing  10 , a stylus  20  and an attachment element  30  of a pendant  40 . The housing  10  includes a surface  11 , a sidewall  12  connecting to the surface  11 , a receptacle  13 , an opening  15 , a slot  16 , a receiving groove  17 , a passage  18  and a protrusion  19 . The receptacle  13  is recessed from the surface  11  and located near the sidewall  12  to seat the stylus  20 . The opening  15  is defined in an end of the housing  10  and communicates with the receptacle  13 . The stylus  20  is inserted in the receptacle  13  by the opening  15 . The slot  16  is defined at one side of the receptacle  13  and communicates with the receptacle  13 . The receiving groove  17  is defined in a bottom  162  of the slot  16  to seat the attachment element  30 . The passage  18  is defined in the sidewall  12  opposite to the slot  16  and communicating with the receptacle  13  and the receiving groove  17 . The passage  18  allows passage of attachment element  30  through the sidewall  12  and extension thereof outward from the housing  10 . The protrusion  19  is located in the receiving groove  17 , and the attachment element  30  wraps on the protrusion  19  when the attachment element  30  is located in the receiving groove  17 . The protrusion  19  includes two latching portions  191  respectively protruding from opposite sides thereof to maintain the attachment element  30  in the receiving groove  17 . The housing  10  further includes a hook  192  protruding from the protrusion  19  to retain the stylus  20  in the receptacle  13 . 
         [0014]    Referring to  FIG. 2 , the stylus  20  includes a stylus body  21  and a stylus head  23  protruding from the stylus body  21 . The stylus  20  further includes a number of ribs  231  protruding from the stylus head  23  facilitating removal of stylus  20  from the receptacle  13 , and a latching groove  235  defined in a side of the stylus head  23  facing the protrusion  19  receiving the hook  192  and retaining stylus  20  in the receptacle  13 . 
         [0015]    Referring to  FIGS. 3 and 4 , in use, the attachment element  30  is partially received in the receiving groove  17  and wraps around the protrusion  19 , and the remainder of the attachment element  30  extends outward from the housing  10  from the passage  18 . The stylus  20  is then received in the receptacle  13  from the opening  15  until the hook  192  is received in the latching groove  235 . At this time, the stylus  20  covers the passage  18  to retain the attachment element  30  in the passage  18 . To remove the attachment element  30  from the device  100 , the stylus  20  is withdrawn from the receptacle  13  with the hook  192  releasing the latching groove  235 , such as by removal of the ribs  231 . With this motion, the attachment element  30  can be easily removed from the passage  18  and the receiving groove  17 . 
         [0016]    It is to be understood, however, that even through numerous characteristics and advantages of the exemplary disclosure have been set forth in the foregoing description, together with details of the system and function of the disclosure, the disclosure is illustrative only, and changes may be made in detail, especially in matters of shape, size, and arrangement of parts within the principles of the disclosure to the full extent indicated by the broad general meaning of the terms in which the appended claims are expressed.