Patent ID: 8238085

Claim:
A detachable portable computing device comprising: a display device; and a main body comprising: a base rotatably connected to the display device; a detachable member detachably connected to the base; and a latching mechanism detachably connecting the detachable member to the base, the latching mechanism comprising: a first locking member fixedly connected to one of the base and the detachable member; a second locking member movably connected to the other one of the base and the detachable member, the second locking member being slidable between a first position and a second position, wherein the detachable member is connected to the base when the second locking member is in the first position, and detached from the base when the second locking member is in the second position; and an actuating mechanism attached to the base or the detachable member to actuate the second locking member to move between the first position and the second position.