Patent ID: 7575496

Claim:
A toy locking mechanism comprising: a first member having at least one first locking element; a second member moveable relative to the first member between locked and unlocked positions, the second member having at least one second locking element disposed at a position opposing the at least one first locking element and forming with the at least one first locking element at least one nip region, the second member also having a locking plate that includes an aperture with a dimension; at least one third member having an end portion adapted to be retained in the at least one nip region when the second member is in the locked position; a fourth member biasing the second member toward the locked position; and a fifth member movable by a user relative to the first and second members and including an elongated portion having a wide segment with a dimension larger than the aperture dimension, and a narrow segment with a dimension smaller than the aperture dimension, and that is adapted to contact the second member during movement in a first direction such that the narrow segment extends through the aperture and the wide segment contacts the locking plate to urge the second member toward the unlocked position.