Locking mechanism for a vaporizer cartridge in a vape consumption device

A vape cartridge comprising:

• a subassembly base comprising:
• a hollow cylinder having a first end, a second end, and an interior region for containing a vape material;
• and
• a hollow center post having a base portion affixed to the subassembly base proximate the first end of the hollow cylinder in the interior region and a top portion protruding out of the interior region of the hollow cylinder proximate the second end of the hollow cylinder;
• the top portion of the hollow center post having a post tip with a first diameter and a notch area below the post tip having a second diameter which is smaller than the first diameter;
• and
• a subassembly tip comprising:
• a mouthpiece;
• and
• a tip lock positioned within the mouthpiece and having a first end and a second end;
• the tip lock having a center bore extending from the first end to the second end and being configured to receive there-through the hollow center post of the base subassembly when the subassembly base and the subassembly tip are mated;
• the tip lock including a hook portion having a plurality of flexible hooks defining an opening of the center bore at the first end and being operative to flex outward away from the center bore when the post tip of the hollow center post passes through the opening of the center bore until the notch area on the hollow post is aligned with the flexible hooks which snap back to their unflexed positions and engage with the notch area of the hollow center post.