US 2008/0290667 A1Published application

Latch assembly for an electronic device

OwnerCheng-Chien Hsuinventor

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Abstract

A latch assembly for an electronic device has at least one recessed latch and at least one protruding latch. Each recessed latch has two latch brackets, each having a guiding recess and a latch slot formed between the latch brackets having two catch grooves formed transversely on the latch bracket opposite to each other. Each protruding latch includes at least one resilient latch bar perpendicularly. The latch bar has a head having at least one protruding face, guided by the guiding recesses of the latch brackets and selectively engaging with the catch grooves of the respective latch slot. Accordingly, precise pre-alignment between the protruding latch and the recessed latch may not be necessary. Despite frequent use, the heads of the latch bars of the protruding latches are hardly broken or worn, so maintain a secure hold for longer than prior art.

Claims6

Dependent claims

A latch assembly for an electronic device having a case and a cover comprising

a recessed latch being a resilient material and having
two latch brackets being separately formed and each latch bracket having
an inner surface defined opposite to the inner surface of the other latch bracket;
an end;
and
a guiding recess defined in the inner surface at the end of the latch bracket;
and
a latch slot being defined between the inner surfaces of the latch brackets and having
a mounting axis defined through the slot;
and
two catch grooves formed transversely in the inner surfaces of each latch bracket opposite to each other;
and
a protruding latch comprising at least one resilient latch bar corresponding to the latch slot of the recessed latch and each one of the at least one resilient latch bar having
a neck;
and
a head being formed on, protruding from and being larger than the neck of the latch bar, having at least one protruding face and corresponding to and engaging respectively with at least one of the catch grooves of the latch slot of the recessed latch.

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Facts

Application: 11/802,786Filed 25 May 2007
Published: 27 Nov 2008
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification10 codes

E05C 19/02
Other devices specially designed for securing wings, e.g. with suction cups: automatic catches, i.e. released by pull or pressure on the wing
G06F 1/1613
Constructional details or arrangements: for portable computers
G06F 1/1679
Miscellaneous details related to the relative movement between the different enclosures or enclosure parts: for locking or maintaining the movable…
H04M 1/0214
Characterized by the relative motions of the body parts: foldable telephones, i.e. with body parts pivoting to an open position around an axis…