Patent ID: 8470466

Claim:
A battery cover latching mechanism comprising: an assembly portion comprising two latching hooks, a post, and a receiving slot defined in a housing, the two latching hooks protruding from the bottom of the receiving slot opposite to each other and positioned adjacent to two ends of the receiving slot, the post protruding from the bottom of the receiving slot and located between the two latching hooks; a locking assembly mounted to the assembly portion of the housing and for detachably locking a battery cover to the housing; the locking assembly comprising: an elastic piece assembled within the receiving slot; and a latching member elastically and releasably assembled within the receiving slot by the elastic piece for locking or releasing the battery cover, the latching member comprising two latching blocks for latching with the corresponding two latching hooks; and a locking portion formed on the battery cover and to be locked by the latching member; wherein the elastic piece comprises a coil spring coiled around the post and elastically sandwiched between the latching member and the bottom of the receiving slot.