Patent ID: 7274554

Claim:
A battery pack locking apparatus for locking a battery pack to a battery pack space formed at a rear casing frame of a terminal body of a mobile communication terminal, the battery pack locking apparatus comprising: a mounting groove formed on the rear casing frame, wherein said mounting groove is provided at both sides thereof with latch holes, through which hook members formed on a push locker unit are inserted, such that the hook members are retained within the corresponding latch holes; a push locker unit mounted in the mounting groove such that the push locker unit can be moved toward the front and the rear of the terminal body when the push locker unit is pushed; a slide locker unit coupled with the push locker unit at a lower part of the push locker unit such that the slide locker unit can slide toward the upper and lower ends of the terminal body, as the push locker unit is moved toward the front and the rear of the terminal body, to facilitate locking the battery pack to the battery pack space or popping the battery pack out of the battery pack space when the battery pack is unlocked from the battery pack space; and a coil spring mounted to the slide locker unit for providing an elastic force so that the push locker unit is moved toward the front and the rear of the terminal body and the slide locker unit is slid toward the upper and lower ends of the terminal body.