Patent ID: 6354660
Filing Date: 2002-03-12
Classification: A47C,A63F

Abstract:
A quick release locking mechanism which is operably mounted between a game machine chair and a game machine, the game machine chair being supported on a floor in front of the game machine, the quick release locking mechanism comprising:a generally planar base having a front edge, the chair being fixedly secured to the base at a location rearwardly from the front edge, a locking surface defined on the base in proximity to the front edge; a locking channel secured to the game machine in proximity to the floor, the locking channel including a front wall facing the chair, a latch cavity being formed in the locking channel and an unlocking aperture extending through the front wall and into the latch cavity; and a latch moveably engaged in the latch cavity in proximity to the floor, the latch having a slanted front face for engagement by the front edge of the base such that forces generated by sliding the front edge of the base against the slanted front face of the latch lift the latch sufficiently for sliding movement of the front edge of the base beneath the latch, the latch further being alignable with the locking surface of the base such that in response to the alignment of the latch with the locking surface on the base, the latch falls into locked engagement with the base for securely holding the base and the chair in proximity to the gaming machine.