Patent ID: 7930011

Claim:
A housing assembly for use in a portable electronic device, comprising: a main body having a plurality of engaging holes defined therein; a first decorative member having a first appearance, the first decorative member mounted to a portion of an outer wall of the main body, the first decorative member having a plurality of mating elements; and a second decorative member having a second appearance that differs from the first appearance, the second decorative member mounted to another portion of the outer wall of the main body, the second decorative member having a plurality of mating elements; wherein the first decorative member and the second decorative member are located side by side, each first or second decorative member's mates element corresponds to an engaging hole, each of the engaging holes comprise a locating slot and two accessory holes communicating with the locating slot; the two accessory holes being on one side of the locating slot, the main body having a securing groove defined on the other side of the locating slot, and the securing groove communicates with the locating slot, each mating element comprising a locating portion and a securing portion, the locating portion disposed in the locating slot, the securing portion disposed in the securing groove and engaging with the bottom surface of the securing groove.