Patent ID: 8814461
Filing Date: 2014-08-26
Classification: B64D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A locking apparatus for an object that is lockable to a rail, comprising: a first fitting configured to be located at a first end of the object and comprising at least one first base body; a second fitting configured to be located at a second end of the object and comprising at least one second base body; at least one first locking body movably arranged on the at least one first base body; at least one second locking body movably arranged on the at least one second base body; at least one first operating element movably held on the at least one first base body; and at least one second operating element movably held on the at least one second base body; and at least one plunging body movably held on or relative to the at least one first base body; wherein the at least one first base body and the at least one second base body are configured to be placed at least on the top of the rail; wherein the at least one first locking body comprises a shape configured to put the at least one first locking body into place in the rail; wherein the at least one second locking body comprises a shape configured to put the at least one second locking body into place in the rail; wherein the at least one first operating element is connected to the at least one first locking body for moving the at least one first locking body in the direction of an interior of the rail, wherein the at least one second operating element is connected to the at least one second locking body for moving the at least one second locking body in the direction of the interior of the rail; wherein the at least one first and the at least one second operating elements are configured to move longitudinally along a longitudinal direction of extension of the rail relative to the at least one first base body and the at least one second base body, respectively, during a locking operation or an unlocking operation; wherein the at least one first operating element and the at least one second operating element are interconnected and are configured to be operated in unison; and wherein, in a first operational mode, the at least one plunging body is movable in a direction of the interior of the rail away from the top of the rail, and in a second operational mode, the at least one plunging body is movable out of the interior of the rail toward the top of the rail; wherein the at least one first operating element comprises: a first slit for guiding the at least one first locking body; and a second slit for guiding the at least one plunging body, wherein the first slit and the second slit are so oriented that a movement of the operating element along the rail is configured to cause the at least one locking body and the at least one plunging body to move in an opposite direction of one another.