Systems and methods for providing quick release of video monitors from an assembly

A lock module, comprising:

• a housing with a first opening defined through the housing;
• a lock bar in the housing with a first latch, the first latch movable between a locked position and an unlocked position, wherein in the locked position, the first latch is held by a spring and restrains a pin inserted into the first opening, and in the unlocked position, the first latch is moved to un-restrain the pin;
• an actuator to overcome a bias of the spring to move to the first latch to the unlocked position in response to an electric current;
• a spring seat having a spring resting surface substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the lock bar;
• a midframe guide in the housing that has a spring platform substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the midframe guide;
• wherein the spring has a first end that rests on the spring resting surface of the spring seat and a second end that rests on the spring platform of the midframe guide in an orientation to align the spring parallel to the longitudinal axis of the lock bar and the longitudinal axis of the midframe guide;
• and
• a manual release pivotally mounted in the housing under a bottom side of the lock bar that is distal from the spring seat;
• wherein the manual release is biased in a first position and is rotatable to a second position, the first position causes the manual release to hold the lock bar for biasing the spring against the spring platform, and the second position causes the first latch to move from the locked position to the unlocked position.

A lock module, comprising:

• a lock bar with a first latch, the first latch movable between a locked position and an unlocked position, wherein in the locked position, the first latch is held by a spring and restrains a pin inserted into a first opening of a housing of the lock module, and in the unlocked position, the first latch is moved to un-restrain the pin;
• and
• an actuator to overcome a bias of the spring to move to the first latch to the unlocked position in response to an electric current;
• wherein the actuator includes a first terminal and a second terminal affixed to an inner surface of the housing, and a wire that has a first end affixed to the first terminal, and a second end affixed to the second terminal, and a portion between the first end and the second end is coupled to a spring seat having a spring resting surface;
• wherein the wire is configured to contract in response to the electric current causing the spring seat to compress the spring against a spring platform of a midframe guide to move the first latch from the locked to the unlocked position;
• wherein the spring resting surface is substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the lock bar, and the spring platform is substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the midframe guide.