Device for removable attachment of an accessory to a vehicle

Abstract

Embodiments of this disclosure relate to a device for removable attachment of an accessory to a vehicle, comprising one plate intended to be rigidly connected to the vehicle and another plate to which the accessory is intended to be rigidly connected, one of the plates, referred to as the female plate, comprising two lateral centering guides, each provided with an inclined plane so as to define, with the interlocking face of the plate, a female interlocking profile, and the other plate, referred to as the male plate, comprising two inclined planes forming, with an interlocking face of the plate, a male interlocking profile capable of cooperating with the female interlocking profile of the female plate. The device also comprises a mechanical and automatic centering and locking system having at least two centering and locking members, at least one of which is movable between a locked position in which the plates are locked together while eliminating play, and an unlocked position in which the plates are unlocked from one another, and an inclined plane capable of cooperating with one of the members so as to ensure that the plates are centred and locked together.