Patent ID: 7228940

Claim:
A replaceable locking and securing device for securing a first member to a second member comprising: a bracket comprising a first engagement section and a second engagement section, each of first and second engagement sections having an outer depending section and an opposing inner depending section; the outer and inner depending sections being in an opposed and parallel relationship; the outer depending section extending at a first distance and the inner depending section extending at a second distance, the first distance being greater than the second distance such that the outer depending section has a length greater than the length of the inner depending section; the bracket defining one interior passageway extending therethrough when the bracket is operatively connected to the first member; a lock having at least one flange for matingly engaging the bracket, the lock having at least one opening extending through the flange such that the bracket passageway and the lock opening are in coaxial alignment when the lock is matingly engaged with the bracket, and at least one fastener being axially positionable through the passageway in the bracket and through the opening in the lock.