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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2012
Patrick Clement Strittmatter, Frisco, TX (US);
Paul Daniel Everest, Flower Mound, TX (US);
Devin Bertrum Pauley, San Jose, CA (US);
Thomas Kevin Swindle, Watauga, TX (US);
Duc Hongle Ngo, Carrollton, TX (US);
Patrick Clement Strittmatter, Frisco, TX (US);
Paul Daniel Everest, Flower Mound, TX (US);
Devin Bertrum Pauley, San Jose, CA (US);
Thomas Kevin Swindle, Watauga, TX (US);
Duc Hongle Ngo, Carrollton, TX (US);
BlackBerry Limited, Waterloo, CA;
Abstract
A battery protection mechanism is provided within an electronic device. A door has a latch which fits into a latch retention-release mechanism in the base of the device. A spring under tension within a retention-release mechanism presses against the latch when the device is in a closed configuration. A foot attached to a button in the base of the device urges the door out of position upon depression or activation of the button.