Patent ID: 7813112

Claim:
A cover latching assembly for a portable electronic device, the portable electronic device comprising a housing and a cover configured for attaching to the housing, the cover having a latching portion formed thereon, the cover latching assembly comprising: a button, the button comprising a recessed portion, the button configured for being slidably secured on the housing; and an elastic member, the elastic member configured for enabling the latching portion of the cover to engage with the recessed portion of the button; a plate secured on the housing; wherein, the housing defines at least two aligned slots, the plate is securely inserted in the slots, and the elastic member is compressed between the button and the plate; wherein the housing comprises an upper wall and a bent portion, the bent portion being formed on the upper wall, wherein the upper wall has one slot of the at least two slots defined therein, the bent portion has the other slot of the at least two slots defined therein.