Patent ID: 7384293

Claim:
A breach lock mechanism for seating a vacuum electron device (VED) into the VED enclosure having a base, the mechanism comprising: a plurality of guide elements mounted on the VED; a first sleeve mounted on the base configured to removably receive the VED, the first sleeve having a plurality of vertical slots configured to mate with the plurality of guide elements, the vertical slots each extending between an opening at one edge of the first sleeve and a terminus near an opposite end of the first sleeve, the opening and terminus of each slot being located at the same angular position with respect to a central axis of the first sleeve such that each slot extends exclusively parallel to the central axis of the first sleeve; and a second sleeve mounted on the base configured to removably receive the VED and rotate around the first sleeve, the second sleeve having a plurality of tracks configured to mate with the plurality of guide elements and being oriented in a direction that is between parallel and normal to the base such that rotation of the second sleeve draws the VED in the direction of the base for seating the VED.