Battery cover assembly for portable electronic device
AssigneesShenzhen Futaihong Precision Industrial Co,.Ltd., Sutech Trading Limited
InventorsYing-Liang Tu, Chia-Hua Chen
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Abstract
A battery cover assembly includes a battery cover (20), a housing (10), and a locking member (30). The battery cover has a receiving hole (16) defined therein. The receiving hole is located proximate one end of the battery cover. The housing has a locking groove (184) defined in one end thereof. The locking member has an operating portion (32) and a latching tab (34). The operating portion is rotatably mounted in the receiving hole of the battery cover. The latching tab extends from one side of the operating portion. The latching tab is configured so as to be releasably lockable in the locking groove of the housing.
Claims18
A battery cover assembly, comprising:
- a battery cover, the battery cover having a receiving hole defined therein, the receiving hole being located proximate to one end of the battery cover;
- a housing, the housing having a locking groove defined in one end thereof;
- a locking member, the locking member having an operating portion and a latching tab, the operating portion rotatably mounted in the receiving hole of the battery cover, the latching tab extending from one side of the operating portion, the latching tab being configured so as to be releasably lockable in the locking groove of the housing.
A portable electronic device, comprising:
- a battery cover, the battery cover having a receiving hole defined therein, the receiving hole being located proximate to one end of the battery cover;
- a housing, the housing having a contoured groove defined in one end thereof and defined by a contoured peripheral wall;
- a locking member, the locking member having an operating portion and a latching tab, the operating portion being rotatably mounted in the receiving hole of the battery cover, the latching tab extending from one side of the operating portion, the latching tab being configured so as to be rotatably and slidably received in the contoured groove of the housing;
- wherein when the latching tab slides to a predetermined distance in the contoured groove, the latching tab is rotated a predetermined degree to be locked in the contoured groove.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.