Patent ID: 8313094

Claim:
A detent system comprising: a plurality of detent recesses formed in a first component, wherein said first component is formed by casting and said detent recesses are formed by machining, after the first component has been cast; a detent pin configured and arranged to selectively engage at least one of said detent recesses; a linkage operatively connected to said detent pin; and a detent button operatively connected to said linkage via a button slot formed within said detent button, said detent button being associated with a second component that is different from said first component, and wherein said first and second components are configured and arranged for relative movement therebetween, wherein said button slot is elongated, wherein a first end of said linkage is slidably connected to said detent button via said button slot, and wherein said detent system is configured and arranged such that applying a force to said detent button to move said detent button in a first direction causes said linkage to move in a second direction, which is different than said first direction, thereby resulting in disengagement between an engaging portion of said detent pin and a relevant one, or more, of said detent recesses.