Patent ID: 6155441
Filing Date: 2000-12-05
Classification: A47B

Abstract:
A locking mechanism comprising:a. a captivator clip having a foot portion and a U-shaped portion, said U-shaped portion having a rectangular face with a transverse dimension and a longitudinal dimension, and further having an aperture passing through said rectangular face;b. a locking pin having an outer shank portion passing through said aperture and an inner shank portion;c. bias means, for urging said inner shank portion of said locking pin to translate in an inward direction away from said U-shaped portion;d. a cap attached to an outer end of said locking pin, said cap being U-shaped, having two legs and a longitudinal dimension between inner surfaces of said legs, said longitudinal dimension between said legs being greater than said transverse dimension of said rectangular face and less than said longitudinal dimension of said rectangular face, said cap and said locking pin being rotatable from an enabled position, in which said inner shank can freely translate from a retracted, unlocked position to a fully extended locked position, to a disabled position, in which said inner shank is held fast in a retracted position.