Patent ID: 8213162

Claim:
A protective cover mechanism for a port of an electronic device, comprising: a latching element comprising a main body and a slit defined through the main body; and a cover element comprising a cover body, a follower protruding from the cover body and slidably extending into the slit of the main body, and a stopping portion protruding from a distal end of the follower preventing the follower and the main body from separating; wherein the latching element further comprises two connecting portions protruding from two sides of the main body; the slit is defined between the connecting portions, each connecting portion comprises a retaining portion protruding outwardly from a distal end thereof to hold the latching element to the electronic device, wherein the latching element is retained in a latching receptacle of a housing of the electronic device, the cover for covering the port in the housing of the electronic device, and wherein the port and the latching receptacle are separate openings in the housing of the electronic device.