Patent ID: 7308737

Claim:
A magnetically actuated locking mechanism comprising: a male section including a male body, a projection extending from said male body, said projection including a bore extending in a direction transverse to the direction in which said projection extends, and a locking element movable between an unlocked position wherein said locking element is received within said bore and a locked position wherein said locking element is partly extracted from said bore, said locking element including at least one first magnetic element; and a female section including a female body having a guide cavity extending in a first direction and dimensioned to receive said projection, a locking recess extending in a second direction transverse to said first direction and dimensioned to lockingly receive said extracted part of said locking element, and at least one second magnetic element located adjacent to said locking recess, and said at least one first magnetic element and said at least one second magnetic element being operatively associated with each other to magnetically urge said locking element from said unlocked position to said locked position when said locking element is substantially aligned with said locking recess after said projection is inserted into said guide cavity.