Patent ID: 7415855

Claim:
A method for protecting from unauthorized access one or more ports of a system integrated into a structure for injection of a material into one or more cavities in the structure, the method comprising: coupling a base to the structure, the base comprising: the one or more ports for injection of the material into the one or more cavities in the structure; and one or more slots; removably coupling a cover to the base to prevent unauthorized access to the one or more ports, the cover comprising one or more tabs each adapted to engage with a corresponding slot of the base, removably coupling the cover to the base comprising: positioning a locking mechanism for removably securing the cover to the base proximate a projection of the base; and engaging the locking mechanism with the projection of the base to removably secure the one or more tabs of the cover in engagement with the one or more corresponding slots of the base to removably secure the cover to the base to prevent unauthorized access to the one or more ports; wherein: when a rotatable member of the locking mechanism is positioned in a first rotational orientation, the rotatable member having a perimeter and a gap in the perimeter, the rotatable member is allowed to receive, via the gap in the perimeter, the projection of the base and the one or more tabs of the cover to slide upward substantially parallel to a front surface of the base to engage the one or more corresponding slots of the base to secure the cover to the base; when the rotatable member of the locking mechanism is positioned in a second rotational orientation, the rotatable member is prevented from disengaging with the projection of the base and the one or more tabs of the cover are substantially prevented from sliding downward substantially parallel to a front surface of the base to disengage from the one or more corresponding slots of the base to secure the cover to the base; and when the rotatable member is returned to the first rotational orientation, the rotatable member is allowed to release, via the gap in the perimeter, the projection of the base and the one or more tabs of the cover are allowed to slide downward substantially parallel to the front surface of the base to disengage from the one or more corresponding slots of the base to remove the cover from the base.