Patent ID: 7594631
Filing Date: 2009-09-29
Classification: B60R,F16B

Abstract:
1. A quick connect mounting device, comprising: a female base coupler, comprising: a male mounting coupler matable with the female base coupler and rotatable relative thereto in a plurality of different interlockable orientations, the male mounting coupler comprising: a keying mechanism operable between the outer tubular stem portion of the probe portion and the substantially longitudinal passage formed through the interior annular flange of the annular collar portion of the female base coupler; an interlocking mechanism operable between the annular collar portion of the female base coupler and the outer tubular stem of the probe portion of the matable male mounting coupler, the interlocking mechanism further comprising one or more detents operable in a plurality of different rotational orientations between the interior annular flange of the annular collar portion of the female base coupler and a portion of the outer tubular stem of the probe portion of the male mounting coupler; a resilient expansion member resident substantially within the annular groove between the inner and outer tubular stems of the probe portion of the matable male mounting coupler and sized to compressively deflect and resiliently expand substantially therein, the resilient expansion member providing an increase in force substantially proportional to deflection thereof; an expansion reaction member for resiliently compressive deflection of the resilient expansion member, the expansion reaction member comprising a first portion sized to be at least partially slidingly received into the annular groove between the inner and outer tubular stems; a retainer member coupled between the expansion reaction member and the interior flange of the inner tubular stem portion of the probe for retaining the expansion reaction member relative to the annular groove between the inner and outer tubular stems of the probe portion of the matable male mounting coupler; and one or more clamps each connectable with one of the clamp connections.