Patent ID: 8141210
Filing Date: 2012-03-27
Classification: A45F,A62C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A quick release interconnect and locking device, comprising: a male element having a base plate with at least one substantially planar side, a post having a proximal end attached to said base plate such that said post is generally normal to said planar side, a generally circular planar D-disc disposed on a distal end of said post, said D-disc having a diameter greater than said post and a generally flat sliding face defined by a cord truncating a portion of said circular planar plate; a female element having a contoured channel with an upper portion, a medial portion, and a lower locking portion, and retention means disposed over said channel and having a longitudinally disposed slot for retaining said D-disc in said contoured channel while also allowing slidable insertion of said post and said D-disc into said contoured channel from said upper portion to said lower locking portion; means for connecting either of said male element or said female element to an article; and wherein said medial portion of said contoured channel includes a right side and a left side, said left side having a substantially straight upper locking face that terminates at a lower end in an outward radius, such that when said sliding face of said D-disc is aligned generally parallel with said upper locking face, said D-disc may be translated downwardly into said contoured channel until said sliding face fully passes by said upper locking face, and after passing said upper locking face said D-disc may be freely rotated within said medial portion of said contoured channel.