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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 05, 2022
Valeda Company, Llc, Oakland Park, FL (US);
James Douglas Wiles, Whitstable, GB;
Bryan David Platt, Whitstable, GB;
Valeda Company, LLC, Oakland Park, FL (US);
Abstract
A quick-release fitting for lockingly engaging between two inwardly-directed lips of a track may comprise two resilient plates that are spreadable via a blade moved between raised/disengaged and lowered/engaged positions via a four-bar linkage mechanism. The lower edges of the plates may comprise flanges that extend at angles corresponding to the angles of the undersides of the inwardly-directed lips. To concentrate contact forces between the fitting and the track, and reduce a spreading force on the track, the plates may include a neck region immediately above the flanges. The quick-release fitting may also include a roller assembly allowing the structure being supported by the fitting to be tilted rearward and moved. The roller assembly may include features to keep the quick-release fitting aligned with the track when moved.