Patent ID: 7329066

Claim:
A quick disconnect pin comprising: a locking member; a first body segment; a second body segment wherein the first and second body segments are rotatably coupled to each other, and relative rotation between the body segments about an axis causes translation of the locking member relative to the axis of rotation; and a latching mechanism which moves between a latched and an unlatched state, and while in the latched state inhibits relative rotation between the body segments, wherein the latching mechanism is moved from the latched to the unlatched state by simultaneously pushing a plunger member of the latching mechanism towards the locking member and pulling an actuator sleeve member of the latching mechanism away from the locking member along the axis of rotation of the body segments to the latching mechanism, such that translation of the plunger member and actuator sleeve member enables actuation by rotation of the locking member for either locking or unlocking of the pin member.