Patent ID: 7108466

Claim:
A device for securing a personal-transport vehicle to a mounting surface, comprising: one of a plow bracket and a bracket member for mounting on one of the personal-transport vehicle and the mounting surface; a receptacle for mating with the one of a plow bracket and a bracket member and comprising (i) a yoke bracket for mounting on the other of the personal-transport vehicle and the mounting surface and receiving the one of a plow bracket and a bracket member; and (ii) a first and a second docking lever pivotally coupled to the yoke bracket and movable about a common axis between a first position wherein the first and second docking levers can securely engage the one of a plow bracket and a bracket member and thereby retain the receptacle and the one of a plow bracket and a bracket member in a mated condition, and a second position; and a pawl pivotally coupled to the yoke bracket so that the pawl can pivot between an engaged position wherein the pawl restrains the first docking lever in the first position, and a disengaged position.