Patent ID: 11957220
Assignee: LVMH SWISS MANUFACTURES SA
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A  G

Claim 15:
16. A method for releasably securing an end piece to a bar, said end piece comprising:
a rotating part comprising a first surface and a second surface, and
a locking mechanism configured for blocking rotation of the rotating part, the locking mechanism including a first locking element which is a hole in the second surface, and a second locking element which is a lever, one end of said lever being opposite said second surface,
said method comprising the following steps:
accommodating said bar in a channel of said end piece;
rotating the rotating part about an axis parallel to said bar between a locking position in which the rotating part prevents the bar from leaving said channel, and a release position in which the rotating part allows the bar to be inserted into or removed from the channel, wherein during rotation of said rotating part, the relative position between the second surface and said lever changes; and
locking a position of the rotating part when said lever drops into said hole, thus blocking the rotation of said rotating part,

wherein said locking mechanism is configured to act in a direction parallel to the bar, said second locking element being movable parallel to the bar.