Patent ID: 8727170

Claim:
A housing having a locking device for a portable terminal, comprising: a body; a cover having one or more catching parts formed thereon at a fixed location protruding from the cover; and a locking unit for allowing the cover to be selectively attached or detached from the body, the locking unit including: a locker having one or more openings, and one or more catching ridges wherein the locker is slidable in a lateral direction with respect to the body and wherein the catching ridges are arranged along a line that is parallel to the lateral direction, wherein the openings of the locker are face the rear side of the body, the catching ridges extends toward the front side of the body, so that one of the catching ridges is arranged between the openings, a sliding guide opening formed on the bottom side of the body, the locker being slid along the sliding guide opening in a restrained state, one or more recesses formed to be opened to the sliding guide opening, the recesses extending toward the front side of the body, and the ends of the catching ridges being engaged with the recesses, respectively, and wherein the locker is adapted to be engaged with or disengaged from the catching parts depending on a slide movement of the locker, thereby allowing the cover to be attached to or detached from the body.