Electronic appliance with locking mechanism
US7463482B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 19, 2007 |
| Grant date | Dec 9, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 19, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T70/5009
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An electronic appliance includes a base defining a receiving opening, a cover pivoted to the base, and a locking mechanism slideably secured to the base next to a guide board for locking the cover to the base. The base forms a guide board in an interior thereof. The cover defines a clasping opening aligned with the receiving opening. The locking mechanism includes a locking hook, a torsion spring, an operating button, and a housing. The housing rotatably secures the locking hook thereon and is engaged with the operating button. The housing is moveable together with the operating button and remains at a first state in which the locking hook is held in the base under cooperative action of the torsion spring and the guide board and a second state in which the locking hook protrudes from the receiving opening to clasp the cover via the clasping opening.
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