Patent ID: 7576980

Claim:
A stylus removal mechanism configured for use with a stylus of a portable electronic device, the stylus removal mechanism comprising: a main body having a latching hole positioned at one end thereof, and having a side board and a block board positioned at another end thereof, the side board and the block board facing each other; and an elastic device fixed relative to the main body, the elastic device including an elastic member, a removal member, and a connecting pole, the removal member being positioned between the side board and the block board; wherein the elastic member includes two ends engaging with the removal member and the main body, respectively, the removal member having a cam and a conducting groove defined around the cam, the conducting groove including a latching portion, the connecting pole having one end thereof received in the latching hole of the main body and having another end thereof movably received in the conducting groove; wherein the elastic member is a two-ended spring with a hook at each end thereof, and further wherein a latching pole protrudes from a baseboard between the side board and block board, one hook of the spring being fixed to the latching pole.