Patent ID: 8435308

Claim:
A locking device for a prosthesis, comprising a main body ( 17 , 18 ) having an orifice ( 18 a ) for receiving a locking pin ( 20 ) affixed to a stocking worn by an amputee about the amputation stump, a locking dowel ( 7 ) arranged inside the main body, said locking dowel being movable into a locked position in which the locking dowel engages teeth in locking pin ( 20 ) and into an unlocked position in which the locking dowel is disengaged from the teeth of the locking pin ( 20 ), characterized in that the locking dowel is connected to a release button ( 1 ), said release button being arranged, when depressed, to move locking dowel ( 7 ) into an unlocked position in which the locking dowel is disengaged from the locking pin, said release button being further engageable with a locking arm ( 13 ) when the release button is depressed, the locking arm being arranged to hold the release button, and thereby the locking dowel, in the unlocked position.