Patent ID: 6147878
Filing Date: 2000-11-14
Classification: H05K

Abstract:
Locking apparatus for use with a modular circuit pack that mounts in a mounting rack and its insertion into and extraction from the mounting rack is facilitated using a lever that is attached to the face end of said circuit pack, said lever being in a first position when said circuit pack is fully inserted into said mounting rack and said lever is moved to a second position to facilitate removing said circuit pack from said mounting rack, said locking apparatus comprising:first means that is movable between a first position and a second position, when said first means is in its first position it holds said lever in its first position, and said first means must be moved to its second position before said lever can be moved to its second position to facilitate removing said circuit pack from said mounting rack; anda locking clip that cooperates with said first means to prevent the movement of said first means from its first position to its second position, thereby preventing the removal of said circuit pack from said mounting rack.