Patent ID: 6837666

Claim:
A device for securing a personal-transport vehicle to a platform movable between a lower position proximate the ground, and an upper position, comprising: a trunnion member comprising a trunnion bracket adapted to be fixedly coupled to the personal-transport device, and a first and a second trunnion fixedly coupled to opposing sides of the trunnion bracket; and a receptacle comprising (i) a yoke arm adapted to be fixedly coupled to the platform and comprising a first and an opposing second side panel each having a slot formed therein, the slots each having an open end through which the slots are adapted to receive a respective one of the first and second trunnions, and a closed end, and (ii) a first and a second hook lever pivotally coupled to the respective first and second side panels, wherein the first and second hook levers are pivotally biased so that the first and second hook levers contact the respective first and second trunnions and interfere with movement of the respective first and second trunnions toward the open ends of the respective slots when the platform is in the upper position, whereby the trunnion member is secured to the receptacle.