Patent ID: 7751187

Claim:
A foldable electronic device, comprising: a first cover; a second cover rotatably coupled to the first cover; and a latch mechanism comprising a hooking portion disposed on the first cover and a latching portion disposed in the second cover and arranged corresponding to the hooking portion, and the latching portion comprising a button, a latch fixed relative to the button, and an elastic member disposed between the second cover and the button; wherein the hooking portion is a hook including a connecting plate and an engaging plate substantially perpendicularly extending from an edge of the connecting plate, the button is substantially a cuboid having a pressing portion and a connecting portion, the connecting portion defines a receiving slot for receiving the hooking portion, the latch is fixed at an end of the connecting portion of the button, the latch includes a top plate and a bottom plate and defines a gap between the top plate and the bottom plate for engaging with the engaging plate of the hooking portion, the button partially protrudes out of the second cover and is slidable relative to the second cover, the button and the elastic member are capable of moving the latch for latching with, or unlatching from, the hooking portion.