Patent ID: 6297741
Filing Date: 2001-10-02
Classification: F15B,F16B

Abstract:
A quick-disconnect and locking mechanism, comprising (i) a first member comprising a locking portion having a slot formed therein, the slot extending through the locking member and being defined by a first contact surface and a second contact surface, and (ii) a second member that is capable of being coaxially coupled to the first member, the second member comprising a lug having a first, a second, a third, and a fourth sidewall, wherein the first sidewall is oblique to a longitudinal axis of the second member, the third and the fourth sidewalls each adjoin the first and the second sidewalls, the third and the fourth sidewalls are substantially curvilinear whereby the first sidewall opposes the second sidewall, the first contact surface abuts the first sidewall and the second contact surface abuts the second sidewall when the first member is fully and securely coupled to the second member, and the lug is retained in the slot when the first member is fully and securely coupled to the second member.