Patent ID: 8556303

Claim:
A portable electronic device comprising: a housing having a compartment adapted for containing a battery to power the portable electronic device and having an opening into the compartment; a cover detachably attached to the housing over the opening, wherein the cover has opposing outside and inside surfaces and opposing first and second edges between which third and fourth edges extend, wherein a portion of the inside surface extends across the opening when the cover is attached to the housing; a first latch assembly comprising a first latch with a first latch plate that is pivotally coupled to the cover along the first edge, the first latch assembly having a first pair of latch knuckles projecting from the first latch plate and each having an aperture therein, a first pair of base knuckles mounted on the portion of the inside surface of the cover and each having an aperture therein, a first hinge pin extending into the apertures in the first pair of latch knuckles and the first pair of base knuckles, a first spring arranged to bias the first latch rotationally into releasable engagement with the housing, and a first stop projecting from the first latch plate for engaging a first surface of the first edge of the cover to limit rotational motion of the first latch plate in a first direction, wherein the first surface faces toward the housing; and a second latch assembly comprising a second latch with a second latch plate that is pivotally coupled to the cover along the second edge, the second latch assembly having a second pair of latch knuckles projecting from the second latch and each having an aperture therein, a second pair of base knuckles mounted on the portion of the inside surface of the cover and each having an aperture therein, a second hinge pin extending into the apertures in the second pair of latch knuckles and the second pair of base knuckles, a second spring arranged to bias the second latch rotationally into releasable engagement with the housing, and a second stop projecting from the second latch plate for engaging a second surface of the second edge of the cover to limit rotational motion of the second latch plate in a first direction, wherein the second surface faces toward the housing.