Patent ID: 7441813

Claim:
A battery cover latching mechanism for use in a portable electronic device, the portable electronic device having a housing and a battery cover, the housing defining a receiving hole and a groove, the battery cover comprising a fixing portion received in the groove of the housing, the receiving hole of the housing being in communication with the groove, the fixing portion of the battery cover having a hollow defined therein, the battery cover latching mechanism comprising: a button having an inclined surface, the button being received in the receiving hole of the housing; the housing defining a cavity for receiving a battery at a first side thereof and two slots at one end of the cavity, the groove being defined adjacent to an opposite end of the cavity, the groove being formed between the cavity and the receiving hole, the groove forming a hollow block on an opposite second side of the housing, the hollow block defining a cutout therein to communicate the groove and the receiving hole, two symmetrical strips respectively extending from two sides of the cutout are formed on the second side of the housing, two resisting blocks, which are spaced to each other, being formed opposite to the cutout, two guiding slots being defined in the strips; a locking member slidably mounted in the housing, the locking member comprising a base board, the base board having two guiding hooks formed at two respective ends thereof, each guiding hook being configured for slidably engaging with the housing, the base board having a slanted surface and having a claw corresponding to the hollow of the fixing portion; and an elastic member being configured for providing an elastic force for returning the locking member to an original position thereof; wherein the inclined surface of the button engages with the slanted surface of the locking member.