Patent ID: 8596102

Claim:
A lock for securing an object to a structure comprising: a U-shaped member comprising an elastically deformable material that retains a shape, the U-shaped member having a first arm, a second arm, a first engaging element formed at an end of the first arm and a second engaging element formed at an end of the second arm; a locking mechanism having one or more interfaces that engage the first engaging element and the second engaging element of the U-shaped member when the end of the first arm and the end of the second arm are inserted inside the locking mechanism, the locking mechanism having a bar that moves between a locked position such that the bar is between the end of the first arm and the end of the second arm of the U-shaped member and an unlocked position such that the bar is not between the end of the first arm and the end of the second arm of the U-shaped member, wherein the locking mechanism comprises a piston lock located within a shell and wherein the moving bar is a rod in the piston lock that moves with axial motion to substantially fill a void between the first engaging element and the second engaging element and wherein the first engaging element and the second engagement elements are notches.