Patent ID: 6237970
Filing Date: 2001-05-29
Classification: E05B,E05C,F16B,Y10T

Abstract:
A latch for coupling an upper, perforated, tubular member with outer and inner walls defining an inner cavity to a lower member to be engaged comprising:1) a rotatable core;2) a seating collar carried by the core to block the complete passage of the core through said tubular member;3) an elbow protruding from the end of the core, the elbow having a laterally extending leg with an upper locking surface located on the core-side of the leg;4) resilient containment means deployed adjacent the core on the side of the collar opposite to the elbow for insertion with the core and elbow through a perforation in the outer wall of a tubular member for expansion within the inner cavity of such tubular member to engage the core therein; and5) means for manipulating the resilient containment means to reverse said engagement and permit removal of the core from the cavity into which it has been inserted.