Selective removal of specified layers of thin film structures and devices, such as solar cells, electrochromics, and thin film batteries, by laser direct patterning is achieved by including heat and light blocking layers in the devicestructure stack immediately adjacent to the specified layers which are to be removed by laser ablation. Each annular element includes an interconnected series of strut members, at least one strut member connected to a first circumferentially adjacent strut member at a first longitudinal apex and to a second circumferentially adjacent strut member at a second longitudinal apex, the first apex and the second apex being on longitudinally opposite sides of the annular element. The first plate-able layer is then removed, leaving the one or more redistribution paths exposed. The lock has a first lock structure pivotally coupled to the housing about a pivot axis, and a second lock structure.