Patent ID: 8070193

Claim:
A foldable electronic device, comprising: a first cover; a second cover rotatably coupled to the first cover; and a latch mechanism comprising a hooking portion disposed on the first cover and a latching portion formed on the second cover; wherein the hooking portion has a hook, the hook comprises a base, a bracket and two arms, the bracket is formed from an edge of the base, the arms are formed at an end of the bracket and are deformable towards the bracket, the bracket has a connecting portion at an end, the two arms extend from opposite ends of the connection portion, the arms have two free ends and are capable of being bent towards the base, each of the free ends of the arms forms one protrusion facing the bracket, the latching portion has a latching slot, an unlatching slot, and a sliding slot connecting the latching slot and the unlatching slot, the hook is deformable to be capable of latching the latching slot or unlatching from the latching portion when sliding to the unlatching slot along the sliding slot.