Mounting System Latch and Methods Thereof
First Claim
1. A mounting system latch apparatus comprising:
- a mounting shoe receiving structure;
a locking device movably mounted proximate to the mounting shoe receiving structure, wherein the locking device is movable in at least a first direction through an upper plane of the mounting shoe receiving structure; and
a latch handle movably mounted proximate to the locking device, wherein an engaging structure of the latch handle contacts the locking device, and wherein the latch handle is movable in at least a second direction to engage movement of the locking device in the first direction, wherein the second direction is substantially perpendicular to the first direction.
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Abstract
A mounting system latch apparatus and related methods are provided. The apparatus includes a mounting shoe receiving structure. A locking device is movably mounted proximate to the mounting shoe receiving structure, wherein the locking device is movable in at least a first direction through an upper plane of the mounting shoe receiving structure. A latch handle is movably mounted proximate to the locking device, wherein an engaging structure of the latch handle contacts the locking device, and wherein the latch handle is movable in at least a second direction to engage movement of the locking device in the first direction, wherein the second direction is substantially perpendicular to the first direction.
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20 Claims
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1. A mounting system latch apparatus comprising:
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a mounting shoe receiving structure; a locking device movably mounted proximate to the mounting shoe receiving structure, wherein the locking device is movable in at least a first direction through an upper plane of the mounting shoe receiving structure; and a latch handle movably mounted proximate to the locking device, wherein an engaging structure of the latch handle contacts the locking device, and wherein the latch handle is movable in at least a second direction to engage movement of the locking device in the first direction, wherein the second direction is substantially perpendicular to the first direction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A dual optical device mounting system latch comprising:
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a housing structure comprising; a mounting shoe receiving structure sized to receive a mounting shoe of a first optical device therein; a locking device pivotally mounted to the housing structure, wherein the locking device is movable in at least a first direction through an upper plane of the mounting shoe receiving structure; and a latch handle pivotally mounted to the housing structure, wherein an engaging structure of the latch handle is positioned in sliding contact with an engaging face of the locking device, and wherein the latch handle is movable in at least a second direction to control movement of the locking device in the first direction, wherein the second direction is substantially perpendicular to the first direction; and an optical device retaining structure connected to the housing structure, wherein the optical device retaining structure is sized to retain a second optical device therein. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. A method of using a dual optical device mounting system latch, the method comprising:
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connecting a first optical device having a mounting shoe to a mounting shoe receiving structure; movably mounting a locking device proximate to the mounting shoe receiving structure, wherein the locking device is movable in at least a first direction through an upper plane of the mounting shoe receiving structure; and movably mounting a latch handle proximate to the locking device, wherein an engaging structure of the latch handle contacts at least a portion of the locking device, and wherein the latch handle is movable in at least a second direction to engage movement of the locking device in the first direction, wherein the second direction is substantially perpendicular to the first direction. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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