Patent ID: 8302435

Claim:
A locking device comprising: a shaft having a first end, a second end, and a recessed portion between the first end and the second end; a locking head joined to the second end of the shaft, the locking head extending radially outward from the shaft; a lock body having a lock opening for receiving the first end of the shaft; a latch member disposed within the lock body and including an edge portion spring biased radially inward of the lock opening to permit insertion of the first end of the shaft against the spring biased edge portion and past the latch member, and to engage the recessed portion of the shaft with the edge portion; and a locking mechanism disposed within the lock body, the locking mechanism including a locking member rotatable about a locking member axis between a locked condition and an unlocked condition, the locking member axis being substantially perpendicular to the shaft when the shaft is inserted in the lock opening; wherein rotation of the locking member from the locked condition to the unlocked condition rotates the latch member about the locking member axis to move the edge portion of the latch member out of engagement with the recessed portion of the shaft to permit withdrawal of the first end of the shaft from the lock opening.