Granted Patent B2

US 8,104,626 · App. 12/006,584 · Granted Jan 31, 2012

Abstract

Claims (45)

1. A mounting bracket for securing to a rack, said mounting bracket comprising:

a base member;

a mounting member adapted for extending from said base member and fitting in a first mounting hole in the rack, said mounting member having a first tab which extends transversely to a length of said mounting member; wherein said first tab extends adjacent to a side of said rack for hooking said mounting member within the first mounting hole;

a lock member moveably mounted to said base member for extending outward from said base member and fitting within a second mounting hole in the rack, wherein said lock member is adapted for fitting within said second mounting hole and preventing removal of said mounting member from within the first mounting hole in said rack; and

a safety lock moveably mounted to said base member for selectively moving between a locked position and a released position, wherein said safety lock when located in said locked position is disposed adjacent to said lock member and prevents removal of said lock member from within said second hole and when located in said released position is disposed aside of said lock member to allow removal of said lock member from within said second hole.

2. The mounting bracket according to claim 1 , wherein said safety lock comprises:

a first portion which is pivotally secured to said base member for angularly moving between said locked position and said released position; and

a second portion extending in fixed relation to said first portion, and having a lock shoulder which is disposed adjacent said at least one lock member when said safety lock is disposed in said locked position and moved aside of said at least one lock member when said safety lock is disposed in said released position.

3. The mounting bracket according to claim 2 , where said first portion and said second portions extend in parallel alignment, spaced apart with a joggle there-between, with said second portion spaced further from said base member than said first portion.

4. The mounting bracket according to claim 2 , further comprising a torsion spring for urging said safety lock into said locked position.

5. The mounting bracket according to claim 4 , wherein a first end of said torsion spring engages a tab extending from said base member and a second end of said torsion spring engages said joggle between said first and second portions of said safety lock.

6. The mounting bracket according to claim 1 , further comprising a release pin which extends from a forward end of said base member to said safety lock, with said release pin aligned for registering in one of the mounting holes of the rack, such that said release pin may be pressed from forward of the mounting bracket to move said safety lock from said locked position to said released position.

7. The mounting bracket according to claim 6 , wherein a release pin slot is formed in a forward portion of said safety lock, aligned for receiving a protuberance from said release pin such that movement of said release pin in a rearward direction moves said safety lock from said locked position to said released position.

8. The mounting bracket according to claim 1 , further comprising a threaded hole rack adapter, said threaded hole rack adapter having a first portion for receiving a threaded fastener to secure said threaded hole rack adapter to said threaded hole rack, and a first and a second mounting holes, the first mounting hole for receiving said mounting member, and said second mounting hole for receiving said at least one lock member.

9. The mounting bracket according to claim 8 , further comprising a mounting pin and a mounting sleeve, said mounting pin sized for fitting within round mounting holes of a round hole rack with a mounting pin tab fitting against an outward side of the round hole rack, and said mounting sleeve is moveably secured to said bracket body for extending over said mounting pin, wherein said mounting sleeve is sized for fitting within square mounting holes of a square hole rack and having a mounting sleeve tab for passing through the square mounting holes and engaging against an outward side of the square hole racks, wherein said mounting member comprises one of said mounting pin and said mounting sleeve and said first tab comprises one of said mounting pin tabs and said mounting sleeve tabs.

10. A mounting bracket for securing to square hole racks and round hole racks, comprising:

a base member;

a mounting pin mounted extending from said base member, said mounting pin sized for fitting within round mounting holes of the round hole racks, and having a first tab for passing through the round mounting holes and fitting against an outward side of the round hole racks;

a mounting sleeve moveably mounted to said bracket body for extending over said mounting pin, wherein said mounting sleeve is sized for fitting within square mounting holes of the square hole racks and having a second tab for passing through the square-shaped holes and engaging against the outward side of the square hole racks;

a first bias member mounted to said base member and extending between said base member and said mounting sleeve for urging said mounting sleeve to extend over said mounting pin; and

at least one lock member mounted to said base member for extending outward from said base member and fitting within one of the round holes of a round hole rack of one of the square holes of a square hole rack for preventing removal of one of the mounting pin from the round hole of a round hole rack and the square hole of a square hole rack;

a safety lock pivotally secured to the base member, rearward of said at least one lock member, for moving between a locked position and a released position, wherein said safety lock when located in said locked position is disposed adjacent said at least one lock member and prevents removal of said at least one lock member from a respective one of the round holes of a round hole rack and the square holes of the square hole rack, and when said safety lock when located in said released position is disposed aside of said at least one lock member to allow removal thereof from a respective one of said round holes and said square holes; and

a bias member for urging said safety lock into said locked position.

11. The mounting bracket according to claim 10 , wherein said safety lock comprises:

a first portion which is pivotally secured to said base member for angularly moving between said locked position and said released position; and

a second portion extending in fixed relation to said first portion, and having a lock shoulder which is disposed adjacent said at least one lock member when said safety lock is disposed in said locked position and moved aside of said at least one lock member when said safety lock is disposed in said released position.

12. The mounting bracket according to claim 11 , where said first portion and said second portions extend in parallel alignment, spaced apart with a joggle there-between, with said second portion spaced further from said base member than said first portion.

13. The mounting bracket according to claim 12 , wherein said bias member comprises a torsion spring having a first end which engages a tab extending from said base member, and a second end which engages said joggle between said first and second portions of said safety lock.

14. The mounting bracket according to claim 10 , further comprising a release pin which extends from a forward end of said base member to said safety lock, with said release pin aligned for registering in one of said round holes of the round hole rack and said square holes of the square hole rack, such that said release pin may be pressed from forward of the mounting bracket to move said safety lock from said locked position to said released position.

15. The mounting bracket according to claim 14 , wherein a release pin slot is formed in a forward portion of said safety lock, aligned for receiving a protuberance from said release pin such that movement of said release pin in a rearward direction moves said safety lock from said locked position to said released position.

16. The mounting bracket according to claim 15 , further comprising a threaded hole rack adapter, said threaded hole rack adapter having a first portion for receiving a threaded fastener to secure said threaded hole rack adapter to said threaded hole rack, and a first and a second mounting holes, the first mounting hole for receiving one of said mounting sleeve and said mounting pin, and said second mounting hole for receiving said at least one lock member.

17. A mounting bracket for securing to square hole racks and round hole racks, comprising:

a base member;

a mounting pin mounted extending from said base member, said mounting pin sized for fitting within round mounting holes of the round hole racks, and having a first tab for passing through the round mounting holes and fitting against an outward side of the round hole racks;

a mounting sleeve moveably mounted to said bracket body for extending over said mounting pin, wherein said mounting sleeve is sized for fitting within square mounting holes of the square hole racks and having a second tab for passing through the square-shaped holes and engaging against the outward side of the square hole racks;

a first bias member mounted to said base member and extending between said base member and said mounting sleeve for urging said mounting sleeve to extend over said mounting pin; and

at least one lock member mounted to said base member for extending outward from said base member and fitting within one of the round holes of a round hole rack of one of the square holes of a square hole rack for preventing removal of one of the mounting pin from the round hole of a round hole rack and the square hole of a square hole rack;

a safety lock pivotally secured to the base member, rearward of said at least one lock member, for moving between a locked position and a released position, wherein said safety lock when located in said locked position is disposed adjacent said at least one lock member and prevents removal of said at least one lock member from a respective one of the round holes of a round hole rack and the square holes of the square hole rack, and when said safety lock when located in said released position is disposed aside of said at least one lock member to allow removal thereof from a respective one of said round holes and said square holes;

said safety lock having a first portion and a second portion, said first portion pivotally secured to said base member for angularly moving between said locked position and said released position, and said second portion extending in fixed relation to said first portion and having a lock shoulder which is disposed adjacent said at least one lock member when said safety lock is disposed in said locked position and moved aside of said at least one lock member when said safety lock is disposed in said released position;

a bias member for urging said safety lock into said locked position; and

a release pin which extends from a forward end of said base member to said safety lock, with said release pin aligned for registering in one of said round holes of the round hole rack and said square holes of the square hole rack, such that said release pin may be pressed from forward of the mounting bracket to move said safety lock from said locked position to said released position.

18. The mounting bracket according to claim 17 , wherein said first portion and said second portions of said safety lock extend in parallel alignment, spaced apart with a joggle there-between, with said second portion spaced further from said base member than said first portion; and

wherein said bias member comprises a torsion spring having a first end which engages a tab extending from said base member, and a second end which engages said joggle between said first and second portions of said safety lock.

19. The mounting bracket according to claim 18 , wherein a release pin slot is formed in a forward portion of said safety lock, aligned for receiving a protuberance from said release pin such that movement of said release pin in a rearward direction moves said safety lock from said locked position to said released position.

20. The mounting bracket according to claim 19 , further comprising a threaded hole rack adapter, said threaded hole rack adapter having a first portion for receiving a threaded fastener to secure said threaded hole rack adapter to said threaded hole rack, and a first and a second mounting holes, the first mounting hole for receiving one of said mounting sleeve and said mounting pin, and said second mounting hole for receiving said at least one lock member.

Assignments (9)