Patent ID: 8608259

Claim:
A housing of an electronic device, comprising: a main body comprising a fixing plate, the fixing plate defining at least one elongated hole; a cover coverable on the main body, the cover comprising a retaining member, the retaining member defining at least one latching hole corresponding to the at least one elongated hole; and a latching mechanism adapted to latch the cover to the main body, the latching mechanism comprising a driving member and a latching member coupled to the driving member, the driving member rotatable about an axis A and capable of driving the latching member sliding between a first position away from the axis A to a second position adjacent to the axis A, the latching member comprising at least one hook portion, the at least one hook portion capable of extending through the at least one elongated hole and the at least one latching hole, and capable of being latched to the at least one elongated hole; wherein when the driving member drives the latching member sliding to the first position, the hook portion slides to an end of the at least one latching hole away from the axis A and is detachable from the retaining member, and the cover is unlatched from the main body; when the driving member drives the latching member sliding to the second position, the hook portion slides to the other end of the at least one latching hole adjacent to the axis A and is latched to the retaining member, and the cover is latched to the main body.