Patent ID: 8254116

Claim:
A tilting portable electronic device, comprising: a housing including at least one first connecting post and at least one second connecting post parallel to each other; a cover including at least one first shaft and at least one second shaft parallel to each other; at least one rod, a first end of the at least one rod rotatably connecting the first connecting post of the housing, and a second end of the at least one rod rotatably connecting the at least one first shaft of the cover; at least one elastic member, a first end of the at least one elastic member rotatably connecting the second connecting post of the housing, and a second end of the at least one elastic member rotatably connecting the at least one second shaft of the cover; and a latching structure for latching the cover and the housing, wherein: when the cover is opened relative to the housing, the elastic member expands and causes the rod to rotate until the elastic member and the rod intercross to support an end of the cover in a slanted position relative to the housing; and when the cover is closed relative to the housing, the latching structure retains the portable electronic device in the closed position.