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 for forming a connection between a first extension and a lock, the first extension having a circumferential locking groove, the interface mechanism comprising:
- a slide with a first extension aperture sized to receive the first extension therein, the slide having an outer wall, the slide having an inner wall defining the first extension aperture;
- a second extension extending from the outer wall of the slide, a traveler aperture formed through the second extension, the second extension configured to receive the lock in locking engagement;
- an interference aperture communicating between the traveler aperture and the first extension aperture;
- an interference member positioned at least in part within the interference aperture, the interference member being movable from an extended position to a retracted position, in the extended position the interference member is engaged within the circumferential locking groove, in the retracted position the interference member is disengaged from the circumferential locking groove;
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- a traveler positioned at least in part within the traveler aperture and being movable between a locking position and a non-locking position, in the locking position the traveler being positioned to hold the interference member in engagement within the circumferential locking groove, in the non-locking position the traveler being positioned to permit the interference member to disengage from the circumferential locking groove;
- wherein the lock engages the second extension and blocks the traveler in the locking position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.