Universal connector for remote control vehicles
AssigneeDu-Bro Products, Inc.
InventorJames Broberg
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Abstract
A connector for use with a remote controlled apparatus comprising a base adapted to receive a control member and a contact surface adapted to slidingly receive a latch. Two fingers extend outwardly from the base and the latch has opposingly located deformable prongs which engage a pin and two arms which engage a contact surface found on the base. The latch is slidingly operable on the contact surface of the base between a locked and an unlocked position. In the locked position, the fingers of the base and the pin form a closed, unopenable structure. In the unlocked position, the fingers and the pin form an openable structure.
Claims10
A connector for use with a remote controlled apparatus comprising:
- a base adapted to receive a control member and a contact surface adapted to slidingly receive a latch;
- two fingers extending outwardly from said base;
- said latch having opposingly located deformable prongs which engage a pin and two arms which engage said contact surface of said base;
- said latch slidingly operable on said contact surface of said base between a locked and an unlocked position;
- in said locked position, said fingers of said base and said pin form a closed, unopenable structure and in said unlocked position said fingers and said pin form an openable structure.
A connector assembly comprising:
- a latch and a base adapted to receive an object to be connected;
- two opposingly located fingers extending from said base;
- said base having a contact surface adapted to slidingly receive said latch;
- one of said fingers adapted to releasably receive a retaining pin;
- said latch positionable on said contact surface of said base between an unlocked and locked position;
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- in said locked position said pin is secured by said latch and in said unlocked position said pin is removable.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.