Patent ID: 7431546

Claim:
A device for securing a personal-transport vehicle to a mounting surface, comprising: a bracket member for mounting on one of the personal-transport vehicle and the mounting surface, the bracket member comprising a plate for mounting on one of the personal-transport vehicle and the mounting surface, and a bracket fixedly coupled to the plate; a receptacle for mating with the 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 bracket member, the yoke bracket comprising a bottom panel and a first and a second side panel adjoining the bottom panel and each having a slot formed therein, the slots receiving the bracket of the bracket member when the receptacle and the bracket member are mated; and (ii) a first and a second docking lever pivotally coupled to the respective first and second side panels of the yoke bracket and movable between a first position wherein the first and second docking levers can securely engage the bracket member and retain the bracket member in the slots thereby retaining the receptacle and the 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 docking lever in the first position, and a disengaged position.