Patent ID: 8204549

Claim:
A portable terminal, comprising: a terminal body having an earpiece mounting portion; an earpiece detachably mounted at the earpiece mounting portion; and a locking unit configured to secure and release the earpiece to/from the earpiece mounting portion, wherein the locking unit includes: a locking recess located in the earpiece body, the locking recess having a hooking protrusion extending from an inner wall of the locking recess; and a locking member movably disposed at the earpiece mounting portion, the locking member being moveable from an original position by contacting the hooking protrusion when the earpiece is detachably mounted at the earpiece mounting portion, and restorable to the original position thereby being held by the hooking protrusion, and wherein the locking member includes: a locking hook securable by the hooking protrusion; a button portion extending from one side of the locking hook and pressable by a user to release the locking hook from the locking protrusion; and a friction portion formed at one side of the locking member that frictionally contacts the earpiece when the locking member is moved, the friction portion configured to minimize a moving distance of the earpiece when the earpiece is detached from the earpiece mounting portion.