Patent ID: 8286917
Filing Date: 2012-10-16
Classification: B64D,E05B,E05C,F16B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An attachment assembly for securing a panel member, comprising: a pair of structural pins extendable in angled relation toward one another from a retracted position to a deployed position into a corresponding pair of apertures formed in a structure; a U-shaped base support configured to be mounted in overlapping, nesting contact with the panel member; and a U-shaped primary support mounted in overlapping, nesting contact with an exterior of the U-shaped base support and having a pair of sleeves sized and configured to receive the structural pins; each one of the sleeves having a locking mechanism insertable through bores extending transversely through the sleeve and the structural pin upon alignment of the bores, the locking mechanism preventing axial movement of the structural pin relative to the sleeve.