Patent ID: 8713764
Filing Date: 2014-05-06
Classification: A45F,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A connector structured to removably attach a supported object to a support platform, said connector comprising: a base formed of a substantially rigid material and having at least one base member having an elongated configuration, a locking assembly disposed on said base and including a retainer and a gripping member, said gripping member movably mounted on said retainer and movable relative to said base into a locking orientation and a release orientation, said locking orientation comprising a predetermined portion of said gripping member disposed in gripping engagement with a correspondingly disposed part of either the supported object or the support platform, wherein said gripping member and said retainer include cooperative structuring disposed to alternately position and maintain said gripping member into either said locking orientation or said release orientation, and wherein said cooperative structuring comprises correspondingly disposed parts of said gripping member and said retainer defining a frictional, snap-action engagement with one another.