Patent ID: 7209363

Claim:
A portable electronic device, comprising: a removable panel defining a first latch hole; a base cover defining a third latch hole corresponding to the first latch hole; and a latch assembly comprising a knob, a first spring member, and a second spring member, the first spring member being secured to a lower surface of the removable panel facing the base cover, the second spring member being secured to the base cover, the knob comprising an operating portion, a shaft portion extending from the operating portion, and a latching portion extending from the shaft portion and spaced apart from the operating portion, the latching portion received through the first latch hole and the third latch hole; wherein the knob detachably attaches the removable panel to the base cover by selectably one of compression and decompression of the first spring member and the second spring member, the decompression of the first spring member urging the knob from the removable panel, the decompression of the second spring member urging the removable panel away from the base cover.