Patent ID: 8997281
Filing Date: 2015-04-07
Classification: A61G

Abstract:
1. An operating table top assembly comprising: a first table top component; a receiver assembly attached to or integrally formed with the first table top component, the receiver assembly comprising first and second spaced walls that define a central recess therebetween, the first wall having an outer side surface and a projection that extends laterally from the outer side surface, the projection defining an undercut; a second table top component; and a hook assembly attached to or integrally formed with the second table top component, the hook assembly comprising an elongate hook member attached to or integrally formed with a housing, the hook member having a tip portion, the housing being configured to be at least partially disposed within the central recess of the receiver assembly, and the tip portion of the hook member being configured to matingly engage the undercut defined by the projection of the receiver assembly, wherein the housing of the hook assembly is at least partially disposed within the central recess of the receiver assembly when the first table top component is coupled to the second table top component, and the tip portion of the hook member of the hook assembly matingly engages the undercut defined by the projection of the receiver assembly when the first table top component is coupled to the second table top component, and wherein the hook assembly further comprises a spring-loaded member that can be moved between an extended position in which the spring-loaded member extends from a side surface of the housing and a retracted position in which the spring-loaded member is retracted into the housing, and one of the first and second walls of the receiver assembly defines an aperture configured to receive a portion of the spring-loaded member when the spring-loaded member is in the extended position.