Patent ID: 8056196

Claim:
A quick release fitting comprising: a housing assembly having a main portion and a housing arm extending from the main portion; a locking arm having a first locking arm, end and a second locking arm end, the first locking arm end rotatably attached to the housing arm; a locking mechanism disposed within the housing assembly, the locking mechanism communicating with the second locking arm end such the locking arm can be locked or unlocked to the housing assembly, when locked the locking arm is secured to the housing assembly and the housing arm, the locking arm and the housing assembly form a slot, when unlocked the locking arm is not secured to the housing assembly, the locking mechanism includes an actuation lever, a plunger assembly, a compression spring and a spring pin, the actuation lever is rotatably attached at its center to the housing assembly, the actuation lever having a notch projection and a plunger assembly projection disposed at opposite ends of the actuation lever, the plunger assembly when actuated by the locking arm communicates with the plunger assembly projection which causes the notch projection to rotate toward the locking arm and the notch projection to engage with the locking arm such that the locking arm is in a locked position, the compression spring communicates with the actuation lever such that the compression spring applies additional force on the actuation lever that causes the notch projection to move toward the locking arm, the spring pin communicating with the actuation lever such that when force is applied to the spring pin the actuation lever rotates and the locking arm is unlocked.