Patent ID: 6676327
Filing Date: 2004-01-13
Classification: F16B,Y10T

Abstract:
A pin connection for the releasable attachment of two halves of a connection, comprisinga first connection half and a second connection half each having one or more fingerlike projections, one or more of said fingerlike projections having one or more holes there thru and one or more of said holes having a locking pin section therein, said connection having a first locked position wherein said first and said second connection halves are located such that said fingerlike pins mesh together and said holes are in axial alignment and said locking pins are partially in the hole in one of said fingerlike projection in said first connection half and partially in one of said fingerlike projections in said second connection half, said connection having a second unlocked position wherein said first and said second connection halves are located such that said fingerlike pins mesh together and said holes are in axial alignment and said locking pins are centrally located in one of said holes in one of said fingerlike projections, and said connection having a third unlocked position wherein said first and said second connection halves are separated from one another and said locking pins are centrally located in one of said holes in one of said fingerlike projections, further comprising one or more of said locking pins having a slot parallel to their centerlines and one or more of said fingerlike projections having a stop pin means for engaging said slot such that when one end of said slot engages said stop pin said locking pin will be in said unlocked position and when the other end of said slot engages said stop pin said locking pin will be in said locked position.