Patent ID: 8297720

Claim:
A device housing, comprising: a base with a first side plate and an opposite second side plate; a cover defining an opening, wherein a first edge of the cover is rotatably connected to the first side plate; and a latching mechanism connecting a second edge of the cover and the second side plate, comprising: a support secured to the base; a button comprising a button body with a side surface and at least one arc-shaped flexible arm protruding from the side surface of the button body, wherein the at least one flexible arm is elastically deformable toward the button body and comprises a protrusion thereon; and a resilient member arranged between the support and the button; wherein the resilient member applies a force to the button body, causing the protrusion to pass through the opening thus abutting against edges of the opening to latch the cover to the base, and when the button is pressed, the at least one flexible arm deflects to the button body to cause the protrusion to pass through the opening to unlatch the cover from the base.