Locking Mechanism
AssigneeNokia Corporation
InventorsUlrich Buschmann, Christian Mayer
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Abstract
An apparatus including a body part configured to receive a replaceable internal part, a first cover part configured to be movable between an open position and a closed position, a second cover part configured to be movable between an open position and a closed position, and when in said closed position, to cover the replaceable internal part. A locking mechanism is configured to lock the second cover part to the body part and the locking mechanism is configured to be releasable, when the first cover part is in said open position and the locking mechanism is configured to be unreleasable, when the first cover part is in said closed position.
Claims20
An apparatus comprising:
- a body part configured to receive a replaceable internal part;
- a first cover part configured to be movable between an open position and a closed position;
- a second cover part configured to be movable between an open position and a closed position, and when in said closed position, to cover the replaceable internal part;
- a locking mechanism configured to lock the second cover part to the body part;
- the locking mechanism configured to be releasable, when the first cover part is in said open position;
- and
- the locking mechanism configured to be unreleasable, when the first cover part is in said closed position.
A method comprising:
- providing an apparatus with a body part configured to receive a replaceable internal part;
- configuring a first cover part to be movable between an open position and a closed position;
- configuring a second cover part to be movable between an open position and a closed position, and when in said closed position, to cover the replaceable internal part;
- further providing a locking mechanism configured to lock the second cover part to the body part;
- and
- configuring the locking mechanism to be releasable, when the first cover part is in said open position;
- and unreleasable, when the first cover part is in said closed position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.