# US 11,441,724 B2 · Quick release assembly and support > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,441,724 B2 - Document ID: US11441724B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/167,034 - Filed: 2021-02-03 - Published: 2021-07-01 - Granted: 2022-09-13 - Earliest claimed: 2019-06-13 - Applicants: Ming-Hsien Huang - Inventors: Ming-Hsien Huang - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11441724B2 ## CPC - F16M 11/041: {Allowing quick release of the apparatus} - F16M 11/16: Details concerning attachment of head-supporting legs, with or without actuation of locking members thereof - F16M 11/22: with approximately constant height, e.g. with constant length of column or of legs (F16M11/42 takes precedence) - F16M 2200/08: Foot or support base - F16M: FRAMES, CASINGS OR BEDS OF ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS, NOT SPECIFIC TO ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; SUPPORTS ## Abstract A quick release assembly and a support are provided. The quick release assembly is used to attach an object onto the support. The quick release assembly includes a first quick release unit and a second quick release unit. The first quick release unit includes a first main body, an operating element and a driven-stop plate. The operating element is assembled on the first main body, and the driven-stop plate is arranged in the first main body and is driven by the operating member. The second quick release unit includes a second main body used to engage with the first main body. An engagement between the first main body and the second main body is released by applying an external force to the operating element for driving the driven-stop plate to move, so as to disassemble the object from the support. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A quick release assembly for attaching an object to a stand, wherein the quick release assembly comprising: a first quick release unit, detachably disposed on one of the d and the object, and the first quick release unit includes: a first main body; an operating element, assembled on the first main body, wherein a portion of the operating element is exposed outside of the first main body; a driven-stop plate, arranged in the first main body and linked to the operating element, the driven-stop plate having a body portion, an elastic portion and at least a first hook; and a second quick release unit, suitable for engaging with the first quick release unit detachably, the second quick release unit comprising: a second main body, assembled on the other one of the stand and the object detachably, the second main body having at least a first conjunction, and a position of the first conjunction corresponding to a position of the first hook; wherein, the first hook is engaged into the first conjunction correspondingly to attach the object onto the stand when the first quick release unit and the second quick release unit are engaged with each other, wherein, the operating element drives the driven-stop plate to move when an external force is applied on the operating element, the first hook is separated from the first conjunction, and thereby enabling the first quick release unit to be separated from the second quick release unit, wherein the operating element is a knob having a cam portion corresponding to an opening of the body portion of the driven-stop plate, the cam portion has a first inclined plane, the opening has a second inclined plane, and the first inclined plane and the second inclined plane are in contact with each other. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The quick release assembly according to claim 1, wherein the second main body further has a recessed space, and the first main body is accommodated in the recessed space when the first quick release unit and the second quick release unit are engaged with each other. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The quick release assembly according to claim 2, wherein the second quick release unit further comprises at least a set of fixing members, the second main body further comprises at least a set of attachment holes, and the fixing members are inserted into the attachment holes correspondingly to lock into the object, thereby fixing the second main body to the object, the attachment holes comply with VESA specifications, the object is a display screen, and the object has at least a set of mounting holes corresponding to the attachment holes. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The quick release assembly according to claim 3, wherein the number of the elastic portion, the number of the first hook, or the number of the first conjunction are two, and the elastic portions and the first hooks are respectively located on opposite sides of the body portion. ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) The quick release assembly according to claim 3, wherein the elastic portion is an elastic sheet extended from the body portion. ### Claim 6 (depends on 3) The quick release assembly according to claim 3, wherein the elastic portion is a spring disposed on the body portion. ### Claim 7 (depends on 3) The quick release assembly according to claim 3, wherein the first main body includes a first cover and a second cover, and the driven-stop plate is disposed between the first cover and the second cover. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The quick release assembly according to claim 7, wherein the body portion of the driven-stop plate has a pair of sliding grooves located on opposite sides of the operating element, and the first cover or the second cover has a pair of first ribs, the first ribs are located in the sliding grooves correspondingly to move along an extending direction of the sliding grooves, the second cover has a pair of second hooks, the second main body has a pair of second conjunctions, and positions of the second hooks corresponds to positions of the second conjunctions. ### Claim 9 A quick release assembly for attaching an object to a stand, wherein the quick release assembly comprising: a first quick release unit, detachably disposed on one of the stand and the object, and the first quick release unit includes: a first main body; an operating element, assembled on the first main body, wherein a portion of the operating element is exposed outside of the first main body; a driven-stop plate, arranged in the first main body and linked to the operating element, the driven-stop plate having a body portion, an elastic portion and at least a first hook; and a second quick release unit, suitable for engaging with the first quick release unit detachably, the second quick release unit comprising: a second main body, assembled on the other one of the stand and the object detachably, the second main body having at least a first conjunction, and a position of the first conjunction corresponding to a position of the first hook; wherein, the first hook is engaged into the first conjunction correspondingly to attach the object onto the stand when the first quick release unit and the second quick release unit are engaged with each other, wherein, the operating element drives the driven-stop plate to move when an external force is applied on the operating element, the first hook is separated from the first conjunction, and thereby enabling the first quick release unit to be separated from the second quick release unit, wherein the first main body includes a first cover and a second cover, and the driven-stop plate is disposed between the first cover and the second cover, the body portion of the driven-stop plate has a pair of sliding grooves located on opposite sides of the operating element, and the first cover or the second cover has a pair of first ribs, the first ribs are located in the sliding grooves correspondingly to move along an extending direction of the sliding grooves. ### Claim 10 A support for supporting an object, comprising: a stand; and a quick release assembly for attaching the object to the stand, comprising: a first quick release unit, detachably disposed on one of the stand and the object, and the first quick release unit includes: a first main body; an operating element, assembled on the first main body, wherein a portion of the operating element is exposed outside of the first main body; a driven-stop plate, arranged in the first main body and linked to the operating element, the driven-stop plate having a body portion, an elastic portion and at least a first hook; and a second quick release unit, suitable for engaging with the first quick release unit detachably, the second quick release unit comprising: a second main body, assembled on the other one of the stand and the object detachably, the second main body having at least a first conjunction, and a position of the first conjunction corresponding to a position of the first hook; wherein, the first hook is engaged into the first conjunction correspondingly to attach the object onto the stand when the first quick release unit and the second quick release unit are engaged with each other, wherein, the operating element drives the driven-stop plate to move when an external force is applied on the operating element, the first hook is separated from the first conjunction, and thereby enabling the first quick release unit to be separated from the second quick release unit, wherein the second quick release unit further comprises at least a set of fixing members, the second main body further comprises at least a set of attachment holes, and the fixing members are inserted into the attachment holes correspondingly to lock into the object, thereby fixing the second main body to the object, the attachment holes comply with VESA specifications, the object is a display screen, the object has at least a set of mounting holes corresponding to the attachment holes, and projections of the attachment holes complying with VESA specifications, projected onto a plane where the first quick release unit exists, are out of the first quick release unit. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The support according to claim 10, wherein the second main body further has a recessed space, and the first main body is accommodated in the recessed space when the first quick release unit and the second quick release unit are engaged with each other. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The support according to claim 10, wherein the operating element is a knob having a cam portion corresponding to an opening of the body portion of the driven-stop plate. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The support according to claim 12, wherein the cam portion has a first inclined plane, the opening has a second inclined plane, and the first inclined plane and the second inclined plane are in contact with each other. ### Claim 14 (depends on 10) The support according to claim 10, wherein the elastic portion is an elastic sheet extended from the body portion. ### Claim 15 (depends on 10) The support according to claim 10, wherein the elastic portion is a spring disposed on the body portion. ### Claim 16 (depends on 10) The support according to claim 10, wherein the first main body includes a first cover and a second cover, and the driven-stop plate is disposed between the first cover and the second cover. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The support according to claim 16, wherein the body portion of the driven-stop plate has a pair of sliding grooves located on opposite sides of the operating element, and the first cover or the second cover has a pair of first ribs, the first ribs are located in the sliding grooves correspondingly to move along an extending direction of the sliding grooves. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The support according to claim 16, wherein the second cover has a pair of second hooks, the second main body has a pair of second conjunctions, and positions of the second hooks corresponds to positions of the second conjunctions.