Patent ID: 8050020

Claim:
A keyboard base comprising: a frame comprising a housing, a hook formed on a bottom of the housing, and a blind slot defined on the housing; a key panel received in the housing and comprising a clasp snapped into the blind slot of the housing; and a latching assembly mounted on the key panel for detaching the key panel from the frame, the latching assembly comprising: a stop plate perpendicularly mounted on the key panel and facing the hook; a sliding block slidably positioned between the stop plate and the hook; and an elastic member positioned between the sliding block and the stop plate for keeping the sliding block on the hook of the frame to detachably fasten the key panel and the frame; wherein the frame includes a first wall, a second wall opposite to the first wall, a third wall connected to the first and second walls, and a rectangular bottom plate covered on the upper portions of the first and second walls; the blind slot is defined on the first wall; and the hook is formed on a side edge of the bottom adjacent to the second wall; the latching assembly further comprises a short rod perpendicularly extending from the stop plate towards the hook to engage with the elastic member; the latching assembly further comprises a guiding pole mounted on the key panel for limiting a sliding path and a sliding range of the sliding block; the second wall comprises a first guiding channel running through the second wall and adjacent to the bottom plate; while the latching assembly further comprises a pushing member passing the first guiding channel of the second wall for engaging with the sliding block.