Patent ID: 8177453

Claim:
A ball joint assembly comprising: a ball joint; a housing having an interior having a first hollow cylindrical opening column, a second hollow cylindrical opening column and a top side and further having a circular opening having a circumference wherein the circular opening receives the ball joint wherein the ball joint is partially located within the circular opening of the housing: a movable securing bar located within the first hollow cylindrical opening column of the housing wherein the movable securing bar has an indentation having an arch wherein the movable securing bar has a first end and a second end wherein the arch is located between the first end and the second end and wherein the second end is completely located within the first hollow cylindrical opening and wherein the first end of the movable securing bar extends beyond the top side of the housing; a second securing bar having a first end and a second end wherein the first end and the second end of the second securing bar are located completely within the second cylindrical hollow opening; a spring located completely within the first hollow cylindrical opening column; and wherein the movable securing bar is moved vertically from a first position to a second position with respect to the circular opening of the housing and wherein the indentation of the movable securing bar correspondingly moves from a first position to a second position with respect to the circular opening of the housing and wherein the movable securing bar at least partly covers a portion of the circumference of the circular opening of the housing in the first position and wherein the arch of the indentation of the movable securing bar substantially lines up with the circumference of the circular opening of the housing in the second position.