Patent ID: 7311360

Claim:
A device for locking the configuration of equipment, the equipment having a support and a moving part, the device comprising: at least three plates, said plates being movable with respect to each other and said plates being connected respectively to the support and to the moving part, wherein the plates alternate spatially; a screw and a nut forming a reversible screw and nut assembly, one member of the screw and nut assembly being fixed with respect to rotation to at least one of the plates connected to the moving part, while a second member of the screw and nut assembly is fixed with respect to rotation to the support; means for clamping the plates to prevent a movement of the moving part with respect to the support; and an unlocking member to allow movement, wherein the unlocking member is operable independently of the moving part, the unlocking member is designed to cancel the clamping provided by the clamping means, and the unlocking member extends in a main axis of the device.