Container securement device

A container securement assembly, the container securement assembly for securing a container to a support, the container having a lock-actuating opening, the lock-actuating opening having opposing head-engaging portions, the container securement assembly comprising:

• a base adapted to be secured to the support;
• a shaft supported by the base, the shaft being rotatable about an axis of rotation extendable through the lock-actuating opening, the shaft comprising a bead-receiving end and a spring-receiving end, the spring-receiving end comprising spring-actuable end-receiving structure;
• a head carried by the head-receiving end and adapted to rotate through the lock-actuating opening under forceful contact with the head-engaging portions, the head comprising an upper locking surface and a lower unlocking surface;
• a spiral-type torsional spring, the torsional spring comprising a central shaft interface, the central shaft interface interfacing with the end-receiving structure, the torsional spring thereby being actuable intermediate the spring-receiving end by container-provided forces as the head-engaging portions contact the head, the head-engaging portions for applying torque to the shaft via the head, the head being movable through the lock-actuating opening when in an actuated, unlocked, rotational head position and immovable through the lock-actuating opening when in a relaxed, locked rotational head position, the locked rotational head position for preventing head movement through the lock-actuating opening for selectively securing the container to the support.

A container securement device, the container securement device for securing a container to a support, the container having a lock-actuating opening, the lock-actuating opening comprising opposing head-engaging portions, the container securement device comprising:

• a base adapted to be secured to the support;
• a shaft supported by the base, the shaft being rotatable about an axis of rotation extendable through the lock-actuating opening, the shaft comprising a head-receiving end and a spring-receiving end, the spring-receiving end comprising spring-actuable end-receiving structure;
• a head carried by the head-receiving end and adapted to rotate through the lock-actuating opening under forceful contact with the head-engaging portions, the head comprising an upper locking surface and a lower unlocking surface, the locking surface being convexly shaped relative to the unlocking surface for effecting a dynamically forced locking engagement, the unlocking surface comprising a substantially planar contact portion for effecting a substantially statically forced unlocking engagement;
• a spring element, the spring element comprising a central shaft interface, the central shaft interface interfacing with the end-receiving structure, the spring element thus being actuable via the spring-receiving end by container-provided forces as the head-engaging portions contact the head, the head thus being movable through the lock-actuating opening when in an actuated, unlocked, rotational head position and being immovable through the lock-actuating opening when in a relaxed, locked rotational head position, the locked rotational head position for preventing head movement through the lock-actuating opening for selectively securing the container to the support.

A container securement device, the container securement device for securing a container to a support, the container having a lock-actuating opening, the lock-actuating opening comprising opposing head-engaging portions, the container securement device comprising:

• a base adapted to be secured to the support;
• a shaft supported by the base, the shaft being rotatable about an axis of rotation extendable through the lock-actuating opening, the shaft comprising a head-receiving end and a spring-receiving end, the spring-receiving end comprising spring-actuable end-receiving structure;
• a head carried by the head-receiving end and adapted to rotate through the lock-actuating opening under forceful contact with the head-engaging portions, the bead comprising an upper locking surface and a lower unlocking surface;
• a spring element, the spring element comprising a central shaft interface and being formed from tempered steel, the central shaft interface interfacing with the end-receiving structure, the spring element being actuable via the spring-receiving end by container-provided forces as the head-engaging portions contact the head, the tempered steel for enabling substantially uniform, spring-actuating performance within variable ambient temperatures, the variable ambient temperatures ranging from about 55° Celcius to about −45° Celcius, the head being movable through the lock-actuating opening when in an actuated, unlocked, rotational head position and being immovable through the lock-actuating opening when in a relaxed, locked rotational head position, the locked rotational head position for preventing head movement through the lock-actuating opening for selectively securing the container to the support.