US7052306B2
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Package with lock mechanism
Assignee: Proterial Ltd
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Filing: 2005-05-02
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Granted: 2006-05-30
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Expires: 2025-05-02
Abstract
Abstract A package with lock mechanism has: a package body to be slidably inserted into a cage and to be releasably locked by the cage; a slide member that is slidably attached to the package body, the slide member allowing the package body to be released from the locking by the cage when the slide member is slid to a predetermined position; and an operation lever that is rotatably attached to the package body. The operation lever allows the slide member to slide to the predetermined position while engaging to the slide member.
Inventors
- 👤 Yoshiaki Ishigami
- 👤 Yoshinori Sunaga
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 03:32
CPC Classifications
G; G02; G02B; G02B6/00; G02B6/24; G02B6/42; G02B6/4201; H; H01; H01R; H01R13/00; H01R13/62; H01R13/629; H01R13/62933; H01R13/639; H01R13/6397; G02B6/4246
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
93 words
A package with lock mechanism, comprising: a package body to be slidably inserted into a cage and to be releasably locked by the cage; a slide member that is slidably attached to the package body, the slide member allowing the package body to be released from the locking by the cage when the slide member is slid to a predetermined position; and an operation lever that is rotatably attached to the package body; wherein the operation lever allows the slide member to slide to the predetermined position while engaging to the slide member.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
93 words
A package with lock mechanism, comprising: a package body to be slidably inserted into a cage and to be releasably locked by the cage; a slide member that is slidably attached to the package body, the slide member allowing the package body to be released from the locking by the cage when the slide member is slid to a predetermined position; and an operation lever that is rotatably attached to the package body; wherein the operation lever allows the slide member to slide to the predetermined position while engaging to the slide member.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
40 words
The package with lock mechanism according to claim 1 , wherein: the operation lever is turned to a direction to extract the package body when the operation lever is rotated until the slide member is slid to the predetermined position.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
45 words
The package with lock mechanism according to claim 1 , further comprising: a spring that is provided between the package body and the operation lever, the spring energizing the operation lever to rotate to the package body side such that the operation lever is folded.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
28 words
The package with lock mechanism according to claim 1 , wherein: the package body includes a retention member to retain the operation lever in state of being folded.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
60 words
The package with lock mechanism according to claim 1 , further comprising: a spring that is provided between the package body and the operation lever, the spring energizing the operation lever to rotate such that the operation lever is unfolded; and a retention mechanism to retain the operation lever to the package body against the energizing force of the spring.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
25 words
The package with lock mechanism according to claim 5 , wherein: the retention mechanism comprises a projection that is retractably attached to the package body.
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