Patent ID: 7274562

Claim:
An electronic apparatus, comprising: a first housing; a second housing connected to the first housing, the second housing rotating between a closed position to be superposed on the first housing, and an open position to expose the first housing, and having a front wall, a rear wall and an upper wall, said upper wall being exposed even if the second housing is in the closed position; a latch which mechanically connects the second housing to the first housing in the closed position, the latch has a slid member slidably mounted on the upper wall, the slid member having an outer surface with a first rib which is arranged on the outer surface, extended in the direction crossing the sliding direction of the slid member; and a second rib arranged in one of (a) on said slid member, (b) on said upper wall, or (c) on said rear wall, said second rib extending in the direction crossing a second housing rotating direction, wherein the second housing rotating direction is perpendicular to the sliding direction.