Patent ID: 7699555

Claim:
A mounting assembly for releasably mounting a structural member to a plate-shaped support member, said mounting assembly comprising: a locking member including a sleeve-like mounting portion adapted to be fixed to said support member, and a first locking portion integrally joined to said mounting portion, said first locking portion being adapted to snappingly engage a matingly shaped second locking portion of said structural member for retaining said structural member, and a release pin axially slidable in said sleeve-shaped mounting portion of said locking member, said release pin having a shaft portion axially project from said sleeve-shaped mounting portion and, wherein said release pin is connected to said locking member via a cam guide having at least one cam follower provided on said release pin and at least one helically extending cam slot through the wall of said sleeve-like mounting portion to transform rotational movements of said release pin into axial movements of said release pin for releasing said first and second locking portions from being snappingly engaged for releasing said first and second locking portions from being snappingly engaged.