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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2000
Glenn W. Travis, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Lam Research Corporation, Fremont, CA (US);
Abstract
A system and method for detachably securing a locking mechanism to a housing is provided. The locking mechanism comprises a cam ring, a retention ring and a plurality of locking elements. The cam ring and the retention ring are slidably coupled and concentric with respect to each other. The locking elements are movably disposed within the cam ring and the retention ring. When a rotational force is applied to the locking mechanism, the locking elements move between a first position and a second position. The housing is positioned adjacent the locking elements and concentric with the locking mechanism. In the second position, the locking elements engage an engagement mechanism on the housing.