Locking Bracket
OwnerBrian Sloan, Nicholas Leasure +1inventors
InventorsBrian Sloan, Nicholas Leasure, Craig Haney
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Abstract
A bracket uses a base and a locking body to attach an element to a structure. The base is attachable to the structure and defines an aperture for receiving the element. The locking body defines an opening adapted to receive the element. The locking body defines an engagement surface positioned within the opening. The engagement surface is adapted to secure the element to the base through mechanical engagement. The locking body is movable between a first position wherein the opening is not aligned with the aperture, and a second position wherein the opening aligns with the aperture. The engagement surface is engagable with the element when the locking body is in the second position.
Claims32
A bracket adapted to attach an element to a structure, the bracket comprising:
- a base attachable to the structure and defining an aperture for receiving the element;
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- a locking body defining an opening adapted to receive the element, the locking body defining an engagement surface positioned within the opening, the engagement surface adapted to secure the element to the base, the locking body being movable between a first position wherein the opening is not aligned with the aperture, and a second position wherein the opening aligns with the aperture, the engagement surface being engagable with the element when the locking body is in the second position.
In combination, an element and a bracket for mounting the element to a structure, the bracket comprising:
- a base attachable to the structure and defining an aperture for receiving the element;
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- a locking body defining an opening adapted to receive the element, the locking body defining an engagement surface positioned within the opening, the engagement surface adapted to secure the element to the base, the locking body being movable between a first position wherein the opening is not aligned with the aperture, and a second position wherein the opening aligns with the aperture, the engagement surface being engagable with the element when the locking body is in the second position.
A method of securing an element to a structure by a bracket, the method comprising:
- positioning an element within an aperture defined by a base;
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- moving a locking body from a first position to a second position, the locking body defining an opening adapted to receive the element, the locking body defining an engagement surface positioned within the opening, the engagement surface adapted to secure the element to the base,
- wherein the opening is not aligned with the aperture in the first position, and
- wherein the opening aligns with the aperture and the engagement surface engages with the element when the locking body is in the second position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.