Lockable mount plate

Abstract

17A lockable mount () constructed in accordance with the principles of a preferred embodiment of the present invention and configured for mounting a jewelry crafting attachment () to a workbench (B). The illustrated lockable mount () broadly includes a mount plate () configured to be coupled to the support (B) to receive the attachment () and a locking assembly () associated with the mount plate () for selectively preventing the attachment () from moving relative to the mount plate (). The illustrated mount plate () is configured to provide a universal mount wherein several attachments can be quickly and readily interchanged for secure support thereon and comprises a six sided body presenting a generally trapezoidal configuration. The illustrated locking assembly () includes a flexible locking plate (), an entrapped pin (), and an actuating screw (). The flexible locking plate () is shiftable between a flush position and a locking position. The inventive mount () provides a universal lockable mount that allows for quick and easy interchange among various mountable attachments yet also enables any one of the attachments to be selectively locked to the mount () for a secure mount that generally prevents undesired movement of the attachment.