Patent ID: 7815228

Claim:
A latch assembly for securing a top panel to a base of an information handling system (IHS), the latch assembly comprising: a latch body attachable to the top panel and slidable between a latched and an unlatched position, the latch body defining a cavity having a raised portion, a movable anchor, and one or more latch extensions for engaging with the base of the IHS; an actuation tab coupled to the latch body to operate the latch body toward the unlatched position to disengage the one or more latch extensions from the base of the IHS; an elastic member positioned within the cavity to bias the latch body toward the latched position, the elastic member having a first end attached to a fixed portion of the top panel and a second end attached to the movable anchor, the elastic member in contact with the raised portion; wherein, the raised portion is configured to damp any vibration of the elastic member when the latch body is moved between the latched and the unlatched position.