Patent ID: 7505253

Claim:
A retention system for restraining a movable monitor, comprising: a monitor; a latch bail; and a latching assembly, one of said latch bail and said latching assembly being connected to said monitor, said latching assembly including a latch base, a latch, and a tensioning device, said latch base having at least one ear and a generally flat engagement surface at an end of said latch base proximate said at least one ear and said latch having at least one arm, said latch being pivotally connected to said latch base such that said latch is rotatable between a closed and open position, said tensioning device engaging said latch and said latch base such that said tensioning device pulls said latch toward either of said open or closed positions, wherein said latch has a pivot section that engages and moves with respect to said latch base on said engagement surface, said latch rotating about said pivot section between first and second ranges, wherein when said pivot section is rotated within said first range, said pivot section is oriented with respect to said tensioning device such that said tensioning device pulls said latch to said closed position and when said pivot section is rotated within said second range, said pivot section is oriented with respect to said tensioning device such that said tensioning device pulls said latch to said open position, said latching assembly receiving said latch bail such that said latch bail is retained between said ear and said arm when said latch is in said closed position.