Patent ID: 8614887

Claim:
A portable electronic device comprising: a housing defining a sliding groove therein, the sliding groove comprising two opposite fingers therein, each finger comprising a protruding block; and a support mechanism movably connected to and receivable in the housing, and comprising: a slider slidably received in the sliding groove, and comprising a base defining a recess and a connection member protruding from the base, the connection member comprising a connection portion received in the recess and having a size greater than a gap between the protruding blocks of the two opposite fingers; and a support comprising a body and a board connected to one end of the body, an opposite end of the body being rotatably connected to the slider; wherein the protruding blocks restrain movement of the connection portion when the body of the support is completely received in the housing, and when the slider is slid outward, the connection portion urges the protruding blocks and the two opposite fingers deflect away from each other, thereby enlarging the gap between the protruding blocks and allowing the connection portion to pass the protruding blocks and slide to a position in which the body is external to the housing and is rotatable relative to the slider to a position in which the support mechanism can support the housing on a supporting surface.