Patent ID: 6099197
Filing Date: 2000-08-08
Classification: A61G,Y10T

Abstract:
An apparatus for removably attaching a first component to a second component, said apparatus comprising:a body portion having a top, a base, and leg members on said base adapted to removably attach to the second component;a catch arm pivotally attached to said top of said body portion and having an inboard end and an outboard end,a release lever pivotally attached to said top of said body portion and having an inboard end and an outboard end, said catch arm and said release lever configurable in a first position where said inboard end of said release lever abuts said inboard end of said catch arm such that said catch arm braces a portion of the first component between said outboard end of said catch arm and the second component, said catch arm and said release lever further configurable in a second position where application of force to said outboard end of said release lever pivots said inboard end of said release lever away from said inboard end of said catch arm such that said catch arm pivots away from the first component so that said catch arm does not brace a portion of the first component between said outboard end of said catch arm and the second component; andlocking means including a planar spring orientable in a first position to directly contact said release lever to secure said release lever in the first position, said planar spring orientable in a second position to be disengaged from contacting said release lever to allow pivotal movement of said release lever to the second position.