Patent ID: 7407202

Claim:
A latch mechanism for fixing a top member to a base member of a foldable electronic device in a closed position, the latch mechanism comprising: a magnet for being mounted to the top member of the foldable electronic device; a locking member being slidably received in the base member of the foldable electronic device, the locking member comprising a hook at a top thereof that is made of magnetic material, for being attracted up by the magnet, the hook engaging with the top member when the locking member is in a locking position; and a first tension spring, with one end connected to the locking member, the other end connected to the base member of the foldable electronic device, for biasing the locking member down to an unlocking position; wherein the locking member further comprises a locating part at a bottom thereof, for being restricted in a horizontal direction by the base member when the locking member is in the unlocking position, and being restricted in an upward direction when the locking member is in the locking position, the locking member still further comprises a body, the hook extends from a top of the body, the locating part extends from a bottom of the body, a tab is stamped from the body configured for engaging with a corresponding end of the first tension spring, the hook having a general ridge shape comprises a locking portion extending horizontally from a distal end thereof toward the body, configured for engaging with the top member of the foldable electronic device by biasing force of the first tension spring when the locking member is in the locking position.