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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 1997
Filed:
Nov. 22, 1994
Jack H Kulp, San Juan Capistrano, CA (US);
John D McKenney, Arroyo Seco, NM (US);
Traffix Devices, Inc., San Clemente, US;
Abstract
A quick release mechanism is provided for securing a member to a structure, such as a support leg to a sign stand, wherein the member includes a slot having a bottom surface and the structure has a slot having an open top end. A latch member releasably attaches the member to the structure, and is adapted to extend axially through both the member and structure slots, so that a proximal portion of the latch member extends forwardly of the member slot and a distal portion of the latch member extends rearwardly into the structure slot. With this arrangement, when the latch member proximal portion is actuated downwardly, the latch member distal portion swings upwardly through the open top end of the structure slot, thereby disengaging from the structure slot and releasing the member so that it may pivot relative to the structure.