Patent ID: 8611085

Claim:
A latching mechanism for latching a cover to a main body of an electronic device, comprising: a latching assembly secured to the main body, the latching assembly comprising at least one latching member slidably received in the main body, the at least one latching member capable of sliding between a locking position for latching the cover to the main body and an unlocking position for allowing the cover to disengaging from the main body; and a hook assembly secured to the cover, the hook assembly comprising at least one hook member, the at least one hook member capable of engaging with the at least one latching member to latch the cover to the main body when the at least one latching member is in the locking position, and capable of disengaging with the at least one latching member to allow the cover to be unlatched from the main body when the at least one latching member is in the unlocking position; wherein the at least one hook member is hidden in the cover when the cover is unlatched from the main body, and the at least one hook member is operable to extend out of the cover to engage with the at least one latching member to latch the cover to the main body; and wherein the hook assembly further comprises a second actuating member, the second actuating member is slidably mounted to and protrudes out of the cover for allowing manual operation, the second actuating member drives the hook member to extend out of the cover when pressed.