Method and apparatus for attaching and locking an article to a mounting structure
OwnerMarshall Nadlerinventor
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Abstract
Apparatus for attaching and locking an article to a mounting structure comprising a turnable lock having locked and unlocked states and a support rotatably supporting the lock thereon for displacement between first and second positions corresponding respectively to the locked and unlocked states. The support can be attached to an article. A bracket is intended to be attached to a mounting structure and the bracket is provided with an aperture of such a shape to allow passage of the lock therethrough in the unlocked state. In the locked state, the lock blocks removal thereof from the bracket.
Claims19
A device for attaching and locking an article to a mounting structure, said device comprising a locking means having locked and unlocked states, a support means supporting said locking means thereon for displacement between first and second positions corresponding respectively to said locked and unlocked states, said support means being adapted for attachment to an article, and bracket means adapted for attachment to a mounting structure, said bracket means having an aperture shaped to allow passage of said locking means therethrough such that in said locked state of the locking means said locking means blocks removal thereof from said bracket means via said aperture, while in the unlocked state of the locking means said locking means can be passed through the aperture to be separated from the bracket means.
A method of selectively locking an article to a bracket, said method comprising forming said bracket as a telescoping member having opposed depending flanges whose spacing can be adjusted by regulating the degree of telescoping of the bracket, said bracket having apertures therein, attaching two locking members to an article at opposite sides thereof, positioning the article between the flanges, passing the locking members through the apertures, and locking said locking members so that they cannot be passed in reverse through said apertures.
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