Solved! Laptop (T440s) Battery Release Latch Broken

[Bernard Goh]

(Apologies if asked before, have searched but to no avail)

Hey guys, I am the proud owner of a used ThinkPad T440s. Everything is perfect apart from the worn battery (which is actually still pretty good after 4 years of use).

However, there's one problem. One of the battery release latches has come off. How would this affect my laptop's usability if I intend to hotswap my battery between uses? Would it be worth the effort, time and money to perhaps buy a new base to fix the one broken latch?

Thoughts? Thanks guys, in advance!

Image:
https/imgur.com/a/12E6A

Edit: changed reference photo to be more accustomed

Notes: broken latch is the left latch.

 

[Bernard Goh]

Edit: photo is bad. The latch is actually the left latch.

New better image: https/imgur.com/a/12E6A

 

[robert600]

It seems to be 'catching' the battery just fine. Can you get it to release using a small screwdriver or something like that. If so, I wouldn't worry about it.