LOCKING RETAINER FOR SLIDABLE SUPPORTS

Embodiments of the invention provide a locking retainer 20 for a slidable support that includes a two support member 48 with respective sets of locking apertures 50, 52, with the two support members slidably engaging each other to define a support profile. A strap 22 can at least partly bound an int...

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Hauptverfasser: WILSON, Eric J, LAUGHLIN, Raymond S
Format: Patent
Sprache:eng ; fre ; ger
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Zusammenfassung:Embodiments of the invention provide a locking retainer 20 for a slidable support that includes a two support member 48 with respective sets of locking apertures 50, 52, with the two support members slidably engaging each other to define a support profile. A strap 22 can at least partly bound an internal area and can include a locking pin 38, 40 that extends into the internal area. The strap can have a locking configuration in which, with the slidable support disposed within the internal area, the locking pin extends into two of the locking apertures to lock the slidable support at a fixed length. A locking retainer can be installed by disposing the slidable support within the internal area, aligning two locking apertures of the slidable support, and applying lateral pressure to a side arm 26, 28 of the locking retainer to seat a locking pin in the aligned locking apertures.