Patent ID: 8192861

Claim:
A battery cover fixing means in a battery cover of a portable terminal including a housing, comprising: at least one pogo pin provided on the housing and including a body and a fixing protrusion, the body having one or more coil springs inside the body for providing a biasing force to cause the fixing protrusion to slideably protrude out of an end of the body; at least one support groove located on the housing; at least one combining rib formed on the battery cover; at least one fixing groove formed on the battery cover, the at least one fixing groove being located a predetermined distance from the at least one combining rib, wherein the battery cover is releasably attached to the housing by engaging the at least one combining rib with the at least one support groove, and rotating the battery cover towards the housing such that the pogo pin engages the fixing groove and releasably fixes the battery cover to the housing, wherein when attaching the battery cover to the housing, the fixing protrusion slideably engages the inner side of the battery cover such that the fixing protrusion is withdrawn into the body of the pogo pin, and the fixing protrusion then extends from the body when the fixing protrusion is properly aligned with the fixing groove.