Locking mechanism
US6129478A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 3, 1997 |
| Grant date | Oct 10, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 3, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T403/593
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A locking mechanism for releasably locking together a first apparatus and a second apparatus is provided and having a first docking device on the first apparatus to which a second docking device on the second apparatus mates when the apparatuses are brought together, the first docking device having one or more engagement projections extending therefrom, the second docking device having a number of receiving cavities corresponding to the number of engagement projections into which the engagement projections are received when the first and second docking positions are brought together.
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