Patent ID: 7991445

Claim:
A battery cover latching mechanism for a portable electronic device, the portable electronic device including a battery cover and a housing, the battery cover latching mechanism adapted for attaching the battery cover to the housing and detaching the battery cover from the housing, comprising: a latching device attached to the battery cover, the latching device comprising a latching member fixed to the battery cover, and the latching member comprising a latching portion and a closed loop structure; and a latching hole defined in the housing corresponding to the latching member such that the latching portion can be securely latched into the latching hole to latch the battery cover to the housing; wherein the latching portion is resilient and engages into the latching hole when the latching member is pressed downwardly such that the closed loop structure is pressed to be deformed from its original state to its deformed state, when the latching portion is latched into or detached from the latching hole, the latching member is released and the closed loop structure returns to its original state.