Patent ID: 7807933

Claim:
An RF isolation container comprising: an electrically conductive housing, comprising a lid hingedly connected to a base such that the lid can be moved between a fully open position and a closed position; a counterweight provided to the housing such that the lid is biased to move to the fully open position, the counterweight counterbalancing the weight of the lid when the lid is in the fully open position, wherein the counterweight is fixed to the lid when the lid is moved to the fully open position; and a locking mechanism provided to the housing to lock the lid to the base when in the closed position; wherein the locking mechanism is an electromagnet locking mechanism comprising an electromagnet provided to one of the lid and the base, and a strike provided to the other of the lid and the base, such that when the lid is being closed, the strike comes into an electromagnetic field generated by the electromagnet and is drawn to and held by the electromagnet such that the lid is closed with a predetermined amount of pressure.