Patent ID: 8297666

Claim:
An apparatus for securing a cover over an opening defined in a housing of a portable electronic device, wherein the cover has non-collinear first and second edges between which third and fourth edges extend, said apparatus comprising: a first latch assembly affixed to the cover and having a first latch that is moveable along the first edge into and out of engagement with the housing, and a first biasing member arranged to bias the first latch into engagement with the housing; and a second latch assembly affixed to the cover and having a second latch that is moveable along the second edge into and out of engagement with the housing, and a second biasing member arranged to bias the second latch into engagement with the housing; wherein each of the first and second latches comprises: a U-shaped central portion having a pair of spaced apart legs with a cross leg extending there between, a stop block attached to the cover and located between the pair of spaced apart legs, the stop block having an aperture therein, a guide pin projecting from the cross leg, between the pair of spaced apart legs and into the aperture in the stop block, wherein the stop block guides the pin as the respective one of the first and second latches moves, and a tab projecting from the cross leg for engaging a respective catch on the housing.