Supports – Brackets – Specially mounted or attached
Reexamination Certificate
2007-08-28
2007-08-28
Friedman, Carl D. (Department: 3632)
Supports
Brackets
Specially mounted or attached
C248S224510, C248S221110, C248S222130, C024S598700, C024S573110
Reexamination Certificate
active
11173562
ABSTRACT:
A locking assembly for readily attaching and detaching a device to a surface such as a wall, non-planar surface, or a plurality of bars such as those found in a kennel. The locking assembly has a bracket assembly with a front and back plate that are fixedly attached to each other about portions of peripheries of the front and back plates defining an opening therebetween with a top slot and at least one side slot. The back plate is directly or indirectly fixedly attached to a surface. Positioned within at least one side slot is at least one pivoting release lever having an upper leg and lower leg movable about a pivot. The locking assembly further includes a yoke assembly having a yoke assembly plate of a size and shape to fit edgewise and be guided into the opening between the front and bottom plates via the top slot. The upper leg of the pivoting release lever and an exterior surface of the yoke assembly plate can be mateably restrained through a pair of interlocking notches. A yoke extending from and fixedly attached to the yoke assembly plate is attached to the device.
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Control Dynamics Inc.
Epps Todd M.
Friedman Carl D.
Graham & Dunn PC
Petrich Kathleen T.
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