Patent ID: 7492581

Claim:
A handle mechanism for a portable computer having a base and a cover rotatably mounted to the base, comprising: a handle comprising a crossbar, and two arms respectively protruding from opposite ends of the crossbar, one of the arms defining a mortise hole therein; two fixing assemblies respectively configured for rotatably attaching the arms of the handle to the base; and a coded lock configured to be fixed to the base near one of the arms of the handle, the coded lock comprising a tenon portion, the tenon portion capable of extending into the mortise hale of the handle to lock the handle in place; wherein a through hole is defined in each of the arms near a distal end thereof, each of the fixing assemblies comprises a screw inserted through a corresponding through hole of the handle and configured for engaging in a corresponding mounting hole of the base, the arms of the handle are rotatable relative to the corresponding screws, and a plurality of blind holes is defined in an inner wall bounding the through hole of one of the arms, an elastic member abuts against a bottom wall of each of the blind holes with an end thereof, a post abutting against an opposite end of the corresponding elastic member is received in each of the blind holes configured to abut against the screw to retain the handle in any one desired position.