Patent ID: 9585439
Date: 2017-03-07
CPC Classifications: A44B,A62B,F16B,Y10T

Claim:
1. A connector, comprising: a base including a first end and a second end, the base forming a first opening; a gate having a shaft slidably operatively connected to the second end and configured and arranged to span between the first and second ends; and a locking member operatively connected to the base and having an engaging position and a releasing position, the locking member including a base portion and a flanged portion, the flanged portion extending outward from the base portion, the base portion having a smaller diameter than the flanged portion, the flanged portion configured and arranged to engage the shaft of the gate in the engaging position and secure the gate relative to the base, the base portion being positioned proximate the shaft of the gate in the releasing position and the smaller diameter of the base portion allowing the gate to be moved relative to the base, the flanged portion being positioned within the base in both the engaging position and the releasing position; wherein the locking member is positioned within the first opening.