Low profile lock interface system and method
OwnerJay S. Dermaninventor
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Abstract
A system for securing an item to an anchor is disclosed. The system may include a first extension extending from an item, an interface mechanism connected to the first extension, and a lock. The interface mechanism may include a cylindrical base, a sleeve, and a second extension. The cylindrical base may comprise an extension aperture receiving the first extension therewithin. The slide may surround at least a portion of the cylindrical base and occupy a blocking position locking the first extension within the extension aperture. The second extension may extend from the slide and comprise a traveler occupying a locking position locking the slide in the blocking position. The lock may engage the second extension and lock the traveler in the locking position.
Claims15
An interface mechanism configured to form a connection between a first extension of an item and a lock, the first extension having a circumferential locking groove, the interface mechanism comprising:
- a cylindrical base comprising an extension aperture, an interference aperture, and an interference member being positioned at least partially within the interference aperture, the extension aperture configured to receive the first extension therewithin and the interference member engages the circumferential locking groove;
- a slide surrounding at least a portion of the cylindrical base, the slide configured to occupy a blocking position locking the first extension within the extension aperture;
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- a second extension extending from the slide and comprising a traveler, the traveler configured to occupy a locking position locking the slide in the blocking position;
- wherein the lock engages the second extension and locks the traveler in the locking position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.