Patent ID: 7934780

Claim:
A latching mechanism adapted to couple together first and second exterior components that form at least a portion of an enclosure for a device, the latching mechanism comprising: a body portion adapted to be coupled to the second exterior component; a latch portion coupled to the body portion, the latch portion including a pivot point and first and second arms extending from the pivot point at an acute angle with respect to each other, wherein the latch portion is adapted to move between a latched position and an unlatched position; a hinge coupling the body portion to the latch portion about the pivot point, wherein the hinge is arranged to permit the latch portion to pivot with respect to the body portion; a protruding member adapted to be coupled to the first exterior component, wherein the first arm is adapted to engage the protruding member in the latched position and is adapted to disengage from the protruding member in the unlatched position; and a magnetically attractable material located at said second arm, wherein the latch portion is adapted to move from the latched position to the unlatched position when an external magnet is placed outside the device enclosure proximate to the magnetically attractable material.