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Battery cover assembly for portable electronic device

US7488554B2 · kind B2 · utility

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21Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMay 7, 2004
Grant dateFeb 10, 2009
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Expiry dateOct 26, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02E60/10
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A battery cover assembly includes a battery cover (3) defining a pair of guide rails (326) therein, a connecting member (2), a housing (1) defining a receiving slot (164) and at least a battery-receiving compartment (194), a plurality of springs (5), and an antenna rod (4). The connecting member is slidingly received in the guide rails along a lateral direction, and the antenna rod inserts into the receiving slot through the connecting member and the springs such that the battery cover can rotate about the antenna rod. When the battery cover is rotated downwardly to the housing, a force is required to press the battery cover down upon the housing, and then inwardly along a direction toward the antenna rod until locking projections (302) on the cover catch in troughs (182) defined in the housing.

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