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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 01, 1999
John D. Santy, Jr., San Antonio, TX (US);
Lancer Partnership, LTD, San Antonio, TX (US);
Abstract
A locking apparatus for securing at least one component to an anchoring component piece includes an abutment plate for contact with the anchoring component piece and a plate contactor notch disposed on the abutment plate for contact with at least one component. In particular, the plate contactor notch includes a clutching surface for contact with at least one component. The locking apparatus further includes a slide aperture disposed on said abutment plate for facilitating attachment of the abutment plate to the anchoring component piece. The slide aperture, in turn, includes a slide aperture correction slot for facilitating resilient displacement of the abutment plate as well as includes a slide aperture mounting slot for receiving a mounting screw that attaches the abutment plate to the anchoring component piece. As such, the slide aperture mounting slot facilitates variable positioning of the abutment plate with respect to the anchoring component piece via a ratcheting motion between a receiving position and a locking position, thereby, ultimately, attaching at least one component piece to the anchoring component piece.