Patent ID: 8199470

Claim:
A cover mechanism for an electronic device, the cover mechanism comprising: a base member defining an opening and a latching hole adjacent to the opening, the base member including a latching portion defining a latching slot; a cover member including a plate body, a fixed portion extending from the plate body, and a pin positioned on the plate body, the pin including a shaft portion, a flange portion and a protrusion, the flange portion is positioned at a free end of the shaft portion, the protrusion extending from a periphery of the flange portion; wherein the pin is placed into the latching hole, and the protrusion is positioned opposite to the latching slot, the fixed portion is engaged in the opening to allow the cover member to hide the opening; wherein to expose the opening, the fixed portion disengages from the opening, the cover member is rotated to 180 degrees to align the protrusion with the latching slot, the shaft portion is pulled to axially move the protrusion toward the latching portion until the protrusion is latched in the latching slot to keep the cover member at a fixed position.