Patent ID: 8348684

Claim:
A portable electronic device comprising: a housing including a main body and a hatch pivotably connected to the main body, wherein the hatch is moveable between a fully open position and a fully closed position, wherein the hatch has a flared portion which defines an opening for receiving and catching a tip of a jack plug during insertion of the jack plug when the hatch is in the fully closed position; a jack socket received within the housing, the jack socket defining a cavity for receiving the jack plug; a main circuit board; a flexible print circuit board connecting the jack socket to the main circuit board; wherein the hatch is pivotably connected to the main body such that, when the jack plug is inserted into the jack socket, the tip of the jack plug catches the flared portion and the tip causes the hatch to move from the fully closed position towards the fully open position, wherein continued insertion of the jack plug causes the hatch to move to the fully open position, and wherein the hatch is pivotably connected to the main body to move from the fully open position to the fully closed position in response to removal of the jack plug from the jack socket, wherein the jack socket is hidden in the fully closed position and exposed in the fully open position.