US 7,500,858 B2
Portable electronic device with built-in terminal cover structure
Brandon Emerson, Boise, Id. (US); and Rick D'Ambrosio, Meridian, Id. (US)
Assigned to Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, Id. (US)
Filed on Jul. 27, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/494,432.
Prior Publication US 2008/0026614 A1, Jan. 31, 2008
Int. Cl. H01R 13/44 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 439—136  [439/131; 439/135] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electronic device assembly, comprising:
a housing comprising at least one memory element disposed therein and operably coupled to a terminal protruding from an exterior thereof;
a circular groove in a surface of one side of the housing and including at least one locking segment therein extending deeper into the one side substantially perpendicular to the surface of the one side than a remaining portion of the circular groove and a pivot recess on a surface of an opposing side of the housing, concentrically located with the circular groove; and
a cover including one extension disposed over the one side of the housing and including at least one locking protrusion engaged with the circular groove, the one extension joined proximate one end thereof to another extension disposed over the opposing side of the housing and including a pivot protrusion engaged with the pivot recess.