Patent ID: 7495901

Claim:
A locking mechanism for a single axis rotation flat display device in which an upper body and a lower body are coupled to each other by a rear main hinge, the locking mechanism comprising: A guide disposed in said upper body; a latch member disposed is said upper body and being movably guided by said guide so as to at least partially protrude from said upper body in a deployed state, or substantially retract into said upper body in a retracted state, said latch member having a locking hole formed therein, said latch member further having a slantingly bent portion disposed at or about an extremity thereof, said latch member comprising a ferromagnetic material; A restoration member disposed in said upper body for urging said latch member into a retracted state; A hook member hingedly disposed at said lower body, the hook member having a hook portion at an upper end, and constructed to engage said locking hole; A first magnet disposed proximally or at said hook member; and, A push button protruding from a side portion or the lower body, said push button being coupled to said hook member so as to disengage said hook portion from said locking hole when said pushbutton is activated.