Patent ID: 6401504
Filing Date: 2002-06-11
Classification: E05B,F16B,Y10T

Abstract:
An attachment device for portable equipment having a housing including a first side and a second side generally orthogonal to the first side with an externally exposed threaded opening in the first side, comprising:an attachment connector having an attachment rod including threads complementary to the threaded opening wherein rotation of said attachment rod in an engaging direction mates said attachment rod to the threaded opening and rotation of said attachment rod in a disengaging direction detaches said attachment rod from the threaded opening; an obstructor, coupled to said attachment connector and extending, when in a locking mode, external to and beside the second side of the housing to inhibit rotation of said attachment rod in said disengaging direction; and a localizer, coupled to said attachment connector, for attaching to an object other than to the portable equipment, to constrain movement of the portable equipment to within a limited distance of said object.