DUAL ACTION DOOR MECHANISM FOR A BATTERY COMPARTMENT

A lock mechanism for a compartment has been developed. The lock mechanism includes a deformable arm affixed to a housing of the compartment and positioned within the compartment. The deformable arm includes a first end configured to be biased into a first position to engage a latch of a door of the compartment to prevent the latch from opening, and a receiving surface configured to receive an external force to move the deformable arm to a second position that disengages the first end from the latch to enable opening of the latch while the external force is applied to the receiving surface.