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US 9,850,926 B2Granted
Mount locking system
OwnerChad M. Buchananinventor
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Abstract
An apparatus comprises a panel, a cavity extending into the panel, a plurality of overhangs cantilevered from a perimeter of the cavity and catches resiliently projecting from a portion of a floor of the cavity. The overhangs define an insertion opening for a lock. The catches are oriented respect to the insertion opening such that the catches deflect by a first extent when the lock is positioned at a depth within the cavity below the overhangs and such that the catches deflect by a second greater extent during rotation of the lock to beneath the overhangs.
Claims19
An apparatus comprising:
- a panel;
- a cavity extending into the panel;
- a plurality of overhangs cantilevered from a perimeter of the cavity;
- catches resiliently projecting from a portion of a floor of the cavity, the catches comprising a first catch and a second catch separated by a depression, wherein the overhangs define an insertion opening for a lock and wherein the catches and the depression are oriented with respect to the insertion opening such that the first catch and the second catch deflect by a first extent when engaged by a projection of the lock when the lock is positioned at a depth within the cavity below the overhangs while in alignment with the insertion opening and such that the first catch and the second catch deflect by a second extent, less than the first extent when the depression between the first catch and the second catch receives the projection of the lock when the lock is rotated to a position out of alignment with the insertion opening.
1 more element
An apparatus comprising:
- a panel;
- a cavity extending into the panel;
- a plurality of overhangs cantilevered from a perimeter of the cavity;
- and
- catches resiliently projecting from a portion of a floor of the cavity, wherein the overhangs define an insertion opening for a lock and wherein the catches are oriented with respect to the insertion opening such that the catches deflect by a first extent when the lock is positioned at a depth within the cavity below the overhangs and such that the catches deflect by a second greater extent during rotation of the lock to beneath the overhangs, wherein each of the catches are pointed.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a panel;
- a cavity extending into the panel;
- a plurality of overhangs cantilevered from a perimeter of the cavity;
- catches resiliently projecting from a portion of a floor of the cavity, wherein the overhangs define an insertion opening for a lock and wherein the catches are oriented with respect to the insertion opening such that the catches deflect by a first extent when the lock is positioned at a depth within the cavity below the overhangs and such that the catches deflect by a second greater extent during rotation of the lock to beneath the overhangs;
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- the lock, wherein the lock comprises:
- a neck;
- a head supported by the neck, the head to be inserted through the insertion opening, the head comprising at least one recess located such that the at least one recess receives the catches during insertion of the head through the insertion opening and prior to rotation of the head to beneath the catches, wherein the at least one recess comprises four triangular shaped recesses pointing towards a center of the head.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.