Quick-release retaining bracket
OwnerCameron Richard MacKay, Yuerong Wang +1inventors
InventorsCameron Richard MacKay, Yuerong Wang, Harley Edward Kelsey
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Abstract
A quick-release retainer bracket for mounting objects to a platform, has a base plate enclosing a pocket in a center thereof, and a pair of retainer plates positionable on top of said base plate on opposed sides thereof, the base plate and retainer plates mountable on a platform with the retainer plates moveable over the base plate from a retracted position in which the retainer plates are partially overlapping a pocket to an extended region in which the retainer plates do not overlap the pocket.
Claims8
A quick-release retainer bracket for mounting objects to a platform, comprising:
- (a) a base plate affixable to said platform and enclosing a pocket in a center thereof;
- and
- (b) a pair of retainer plates positionable on top of said base plate on opposed sides thereof, said base plate and retainer plates mountable on said platform, with said retainer plates moveable over said base plate from a retracted position in which said retainer plates are partially overlapping said pocket to an extended position in which said retainer plates do not overlap said pocket;
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- (c) means for moving said retainer plates reversibly from said retracted position to said extended position;
- wherein the retaining plates slide from said extended position to a locking position overlapping said pocket and contacting an equipment adapter guided by slots engaging pivot pins extending up from said base plate through slots in said retainer plates.
A quick-release retainer bracket for mounting objects to a platform, comprising:
- (a) a base plate affixable to said platform and enclosing a pocket in a center thereof;
- and
- (b) a pair of retainer plates positionable on top of said base plate on opposed sides thereof, said base plate and retainer plates mountable on said platform, with said retainer plates moveable over said base plate from a retracted position in which said retainer plates are partially overlapping said pocket to an extended position in which said retainer plates do not overlap said pocket;
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- (c) means for moving said retainer plates reversibly from said retracted position to said extended position;
- (d) an equipment flange, wherein the retaining plates are configured to pivot from a pivot end thereof on guide bushings inwardly to lock the equipment flange in the bracket pocket.
A quick-release retainer bracket for mounting objects to a platform, comprising:
- (a) a base plate affixable to said platform and enclosing a pocket in a center thereof;
- and
- (b) a pair of retainer plates positionable on top of said base plate on opposed sides thereof, said base plate and retainer plates mountable on said platform, with said retainer plates moveable over said base plate from a retracted position in which said retainer plates are partially overlapping said pocket to an extended position in which said retainer plates do not overlap said pocket;
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- (c) means for moving said retainer plates reversibly from said retracted position to said extended position;
- wherein said retainer and base plates have a plurality of locking bolt holes which allow locking bolts to clamp a top plate to an underlying platform and thereby provide shear resistance equal to the shear strength of said locking bolts.
A quick-release retainer bracket for mounting objects to a platform, comprising:
- (a) a base plate affixable to said platform and enclosing a pocket in a center thereof;
- and
- (b) a pair of retainer plates positionable on top of said base plate on opposed sides thereof, said base plate and retainer plates mountable on said platform, with said retainer plates moveable over said base plate from a retracted position in which said retainer plates are partially overlapping said pocket to an extended position in which said retainer plates do not overlap said pocket;
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- (c) means for moving said retainer plates reversibly from said retracted position to said extended position;
- wherein said base plate has pin receptacles which each receive a locking pin and a distal end of said locking pins releasably engage a corresponding notch in an inside edge of each of said retainer plates.
A quick-release retainer bracket for mounting objects to a platform, comprising:
- (a) a base plate affixable to said platform and enclosing a pocket in a center thereof;
- and
- (b) a pair of retainer plates positionable on top of said base plate on opposed sides thereof, said base plate and retainer plates mountable on said platform, with said retainer plates moveable over said base plate from a retracted position in which said retainer plates are partially overlapping said pocket to an extended position in which said retainer plates do not overlap said pocket;
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- (c) means for moving said retainer plates reversibly from said retracted position to said extended position;
- including drainage slots across a bottom of opposite sides of said base plate to drain water from said pocket.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.