Patent ID: 6736567
Filing Date: 2004-05-18
Classification: A61F,Y10T

Abstract:
A device for releasably connecting together two elements of an appliance, comprising:a first elongated member attachable to one appliance element, the first elongated member having a slot; a second elongated member attachable to a second appliance element, the second elongated member having a slot, each slot having a relatively wide portion and a relatively narrow portion; and a sliding member for releasably connecting the first elongated member to the second elongated member, the sliding member having opposing sides with a projecting member extending from each side, one of the projecting members insertable into a wide portion of one of the slots and the other of the projecting members insertable into the other one of the slots, the sliding member positionable between the elongated members and the projecting members being movable between the respective wide and narrow portions of the slots, to rigidly secure the elongated members together when the projecting members are located in the narrow portions of the respective slots.