Cover opening/closing apparatus for portable communication device

摘要

Disclosed is a cover system for a portable communication device which is latched or separated according to pulling or pushing a cover unit so as to open/close a slot entrance of a portable communication device. The cover opening/closing apparatus includes a slot entrance formed on a body of the portable communication device; a cover unit for opening/closing the slot entrance, the cover unit being assembled with the slot entrance and latched to or separated from the slot entrance according to pulling or pushing the cover unit; a plurality of assembly units formed on the slot entrance; and a plurality of latching units formed on the cover unit, assembled to be inserted into and withdrawn from the assembly units, and latched to or separated from the assembly units according to pulling and pushing or lifting the cover unit.

主权项

1. A cover system for a portable communication device, comprising:
a slot entrance formed on a body of the portable communication device; a cover unit for opening and closing the slot entrance; a pair of assembly units, each assembly unit comprising a first groove and a second groove that is smaller than the first groove, the first groove being formed on the slot entrance and the second groove being formed at a location adjacent to the slot entrance; and a pair of latching units formed on the cover unit and protruding from a first end and a second end of a back side of the cover unit, wherein each of the latching units is inserted in a different one of the assembly units, so that: (i) when the slot entrance is open, the latching unit is latched into the second groove and (ii) when the cover unit is closed, the latching unit is separated from the second groove and inserted into the first groove.