Patent ID: 6233239
Filing Date: 2001-05-15
Classification: H04L,H04Q,H05K

Abstract:
A package comprising:a housing having at least one communication interface; andat least one interface having a mechanism for locking said package and electrical connection for providing power to said package;said locking mechanism including a rotatable axle penetrating the housing and having a first end located outside of the housing and a second end located inside of the housing, a camming hook mounted on said axle to rotate with the axle, said camming hook including a distal end and said package including a lever arm located inside said housing and mounted on said axle at said second end thereof to rotate with the axle and having means disposed at said first end of the axle for imparting angular rotation to the axle to actuate a moveable electrical contact mounted in spaced alignment with said lever arm wherein rotation of said axle in a first direction causes a distal end of the camming hook to engage an opening in an external member to lock said package and causes said lever arm to force said moveable electrical contact into contact with a stationary electrical contact terminal connected to an external power source, and rotation of said axle in a second direction releases the camming hook and disconnects the moveable electrical contact from the external power source.