Quick release locking mechanism for game machine chair

A quick release mechanism which is operably mounted between a game machine chair and a game machine, the game machine chair being supported on a floor in front of the game machine, the quick release mechanism comprising;

• a generally planar base having a front edge, the chair being fixedly secured to the base at a location rearwardly from the front edge, a locking surface defined on the base in proximity to the front edge;
• a locking channel secured to the game machine, the locking channel being formed with a latch cavity therein;
• a latch moveably engaged in proximity to the floor and substantially adjacent the game machine, the latch having a slanted front face for engagement by the front edge of the base such that forces generated by sliding the front edge of the base against the slanted front face of the latch lift the latch sufficiently for sliding movement of the front edge of the base beneath the latch, the latch further being alignable with the locking surface of the base;
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• a spring engaged in the locking channel for urging the latch downwardly in a direction for locked engagement with the base, such that in response to the alignment of the latch with the locking surface on the base, the spring urges the latch into locked engagement with the base for securely holding the base and the chair in proximity to the game machine.

A quick release mechanism which is operably mounted between a game machine chair and a game machine, the game machine chair being supported on a floor in front of the game machine, the quick release locking mechanism comprising:

• a generally planar base having a front edge, the chair being fixedly secured to the base at a location rearwardly from the front edge, a locking surface defined on the base in proximity to the front edge;
• a latch moveably engaged in proximity to the floor and substantially adjacent the game machine, the latch having a slanted front face for engagement by the front edge of the base such that forces generated by sliding the front edge of the base against the slanted front face of the latch lift the latch sufficiently for sliding movement of the front edge of the base beneath the latch, the latch further being alignable with the locking surface of the base such that in response to the alignment of the latch with the locking surface on the base, the latch falls into locked engagement with the base for securely holding the base and the chair in proximity to the game machine;
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• an anchoring aperture disposed in the base substantially in alignment with the chair, and an anchor being securely mounted to a region of the floor for engagement with the anchoring aperture to prevent lifting of the base when the locking surface of the base is engaged with the latch.

A quick release locking mechanism which is operably mounted between a game machine chair and a game machine, the game machine chair being supported on a floor in front of the game machine, the quick release locking mechanism comprising:

• a generally planar base having a front edge, the chair being fixedly secured to the base at a location rearwardly from the front edge, a locking aperture extending at least partly into the base at a location between the front edge and the location at which the chair is fixedly secured to the base;
• a locking channel secured to the game machine in proximity to the floor, the locking channel including a front wall facing the chair, a latch cavity being formed in the locking channel and an unlocking aperture extending through the front wall and into the latch cavity;
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• a latch engaged in the latch cavity for movement substantially parallel to the front wall of the locking channel from a locking position substantially adjacent the floor to an unlocking position spaced from the floor, at least portions of said latch being dimensioned for insertion into the locking aperture in the base, the latch being formed with a latch aperture aligned with the unlocking aperture in the front wall of the locking channel, whereby the latch aperture is accessible at the unlocking aperture in the front wall of the locking channel for selectively moving said latch substantially parallel to the front wall of the locking channel.