Patent ID: 6940297
Filing Date: 2005-09-06
Classification: G01R

Abstract:
1. A top plate release mechanism, comprising: a. top plate assembly, said top plate assembly having a top plate, a left latch assembly, and a right latch assembly, said top plate assembly having a left side, a right side, a front a rear, a top and a bottom, a left latch assembly being fixedly connected to said left side of said top plate assembly, a right latch assembly, said right latch assembly being fixedly connected to said right side of said top plate assembly; b. said top plate assembly having a plurality guide pins, said plurality of guide pins being located on said bottom of said top plate assembly, said plurality of guide pins positionally and slideably locating said top plate assembly into an enclosure assembly; c. said left latch assembly has a latch slide assembly, said latch slide assembly being slideably attached to a mounting bracket, said latch slide assembly being biased to a locking position by a biasing means, said left latch assembly having a plurality of locking tabs, each of said plurality of locking tabs having a mechanical attach means to said latch slide assembly, said mounting bracket further having a plurality of locking tab guide slots, each of said plurality of locking tabs being located in said plurality of locking tab guide slots respectfully, said plurality of locking tabs protrude from said mounting bracket and slideably lock into a probe plate assembly, said probe plate assembly being hingeably attached to said enclosure assembly; d. a plurality of biasing means are compressibly located in said probe plate assembly bearing against said bottom of said top plate assembly; e. forward sliding action of the latch slide assembly retracts said plurality of locking tabs located in said top plate assembly, said top plate assembly being a component of said probe plate assembly, which slideably lock into said enclosure assembly, said plurality of biasing means forcing said top plate assembly away from said probe plate assembly, allowing removal of said top plate assembly; and f. said right latch assembly being an opposite to said left latch assembly and operating in the same manner to said left latch assembly, said right latch assembly being opposite handedly attached to said right side of said top plate.