QUICK CONNECT JOINT
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1. A quick connect joint for connecting a first part to a second part, the quick connect joint comprising:
- a base securable to the first part, the base including an engaging surface with a T-bar slot defined in the engaging surface, and the base including a tab opening defined by a bracket extending from the engaging surface;
a connection plate securable to the second part, the connection plate including a tab member engageable with the bracket in the tab opening of the base; and
a cam latch extending through the connection plate, the cam latch including a cam actuator on one side of the connection plate coupled with a T-bar and a T-bar shaft on an opposite side of the connection plate, wherein the T-bar shaft is positionable in the T-bar slot with the T-bar on a side of the base opposite from the engaging surface, and wherein the cam actuator is displaceable between a release position in which the T-bar is disengaged from the base and a lock position in which the T-bar is engaged with the base.
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Abstract
A quick connect joint includes a base with first and second lock receivers on opposite sides of the base, and a connection plate including first and second engagement members engageable with the first and second lock receivers, respectively. The first engagement member is displaceable between a release position and lock position, and the first engagement member is rotatable between an insert position and a connect position. The quick connect joint creates a safe and reliable connection.
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1. A quick connect joint for connecting a first part to a second part, the quick connect joint comprising:
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a base securable to the first part, the base including an engaging surface with a T-bar slot defined in the engaging surface, and the base including a tab opening defined by a bracket extending from the engaging surface; a connection plate securable to the second part, the connection plate including a tab member engageable with the bracket in the tab opening of the base; and a cam latch extending through the connection plate, the cam latch including a cam actuator on one side of the connection plate coupled with a T-bar and a T-bar shaft on an opposite side of the connection plate, wherein the T-bar shaft is positionable in the T-bar slot with the T-bar on a side of the base opposite from the engaging surface, and wherein the cam actuator is displaceable between a release position in which the T-bar is disengaged from the base and a lock position in which the T-bar is engaged with the base. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of securing a quick connect joint including a base with a T-bar slot and a tab opening, a connection plate with a tab member, and a cam latch extending through the connection plate and including a cam actuator on one side of the connection plate coupled with a T-bar and a T-bar shaft on an opposite side of the connection plate, the method comprising:
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(a) inserting the tab member of the connection plate into the tab opening of the base; (b) with the cam latch in a release position, pivoting the connection plate into engagement with the base and inserting the T-bar shaft into the T-bar slot; and (c) displacing the cam latch from the release position to a lock position to thereby draw the T-bar into engagement with the base. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A quick connect joint comprising:
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a base including first and second lock receivers on opposite sides of the base; and a connection plate including first and second engagement members engageable with the first and second lock receivers, respectively, wherein the first engagement member is displaceable between a release position and lock position. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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