Patent ID: 8205847

Claim:
A connection system for attaching and detaching a device to and from a support arm, comprised of: a key member having a keyed portion; a first section attachable to a support arm, said first section dimensioned to receive said keyed portion of said key member; a second section attachable to a device, said second section dimensioned to attach to said first section; an actuator disposed on said second section, said actuator operable to move relative to said second section between a first position and a second position when both said keyed portion of said key member and said second section engage said first section, wherein said second section is locked to said first section when said actuator is in said first position and said second section is detachable from said first section when said key member is locked to said first section and said actuator is in said second position; locking pins disposed in said first section, said locking pins for attaching said second section to said first section and for locking and unlocking said key member to and from said first section; and a latch disposed in said first section, said latch for locking said second section onto said first section wherein said key member is operable to move said latch between a first latch position and a second latch position and wherein said second section is locked to said first section when said latch is in said first latch position and said actuator is movable between said first position and said second position when said latch is in said second latch position.