Patent ID: 8355249

Claim:
A protective cover mechanism, comprising: a housing having an opening defined therethrough, the housing including a base wall, a peripheral wall and a holding portion extending from a peripheral edge of the peripheral wall, the peripheral wall includes an end wall extending from an end portion of the base wall and two side walls extending from two sides of the base wall; a protective cover including a covering wall shaped for covering the opening of the housing and including a latching slot defined therethrough; a plurality of ridges protruding from an outer surface of the covering wall, the latching slot including a first latching end and an opposite second latching end; and a latching pole integrally formed on the housing adjacent to the opening and penetrating through the latching slot of the protective cover for slidably assembling the protective cover to the housing; the latching pole being latchable to the first latching end or the second latching end of the latching slot to expose or cover the opening of the housing; wherein the holding portion includes a first holding board parallel to the end wall and a second holding board perpendicularly connecting with the first holding board and parallel to the side wall; the first holding board defines a through hole therethrough toward the end wall; a distal end of the supporting board is bent toward the first holding board side to form a clapboard; the through hole aligns with the opening.