Latch assembly
AssigneeMotorola Solutions, Inc.
InventorsPedram Djavadkhani, Weng Kong Hor
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Abstract
A latch assembly for latching a battery to a portable communication device includes a latch holder having an elongate body defining an axis, and a latch catch configured to be coupled to the latch holder and to slide linearly relative to the latch holder along the axis. The latch assembly additionally includes a latch spring configured to be coupled to both the latch holder and the latch catch to bias the latch catch along the axis, and a latch button configured to be coupled to the latch holder. The latch assembly additionally includes a latch pin configured to removably engage and disengage the latch holder to retain the latch assembly inside the portable communication device and allow removal of the latch assembly.
Claims21
A latch assembly for latching a battery to a portable communication device, the latch assembly comprising:
- a latch holder having an elongate body defining an axis, wherein the latch holder is a separate element from the portable communication device;
- a latch catch configured to be coupled to the latch holder and to slide linearly relative to the latch holder along the axis;
- a latch spring configured to be coupled to both the latch holder and the latch catch to bias the latch catch along the axis;
- a latch button configured to be coupled to the latch catch;
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- a latch pin configured to removably engage and disengage the latch holder to retain the latch assembly inside the portable communication device and allow removal of the latch assembly from the portable communication device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.