APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR CONNECTING COMPONENTS OF A SUPPORT SURFACE

摘要

An adjustable, releasable locking pin for connecting at least first and second adjacent mats of a support surface includes a body and at least one foot operatively connected to the body proximate to the lower end thereof and configured to secure the locking pin to the mats. The foot is selectively movable from an unlocked position to at least one locked position and then, while in a locked position, selectively moveable upwardly relative to the body and the first and second mats.

主权项

1. An adjustable, releasable locking pin for connecting at least first and second adjacent mats of a support surface, the first mat being configured to at least partially overlap the second mat so that a locking pin hole extending through the first mat aligns over a locking pin hole extending through the second mat, the locking pin comprising;
a body having a main bore extending therethrough from an upper end to a lower end thereof, said body being configured to be inserted and extend into the aligned locking pin holes of the first and second mats and non-rotatable therein; and a foot operatively connected to said body and positioned at least partially below said lower end of said body and the second mat when said body is inserted into the aligned locking pin holes of the first and second mats, said foot being rotatable relative to said body and the first and second mats from at least one unlocked position to at least one locked position after said body is inserted into the aligned locking pin holes of the first and second mats, said foot in said at least one unlocked position being at least partially aligned with said body and movable up and down with said body through the aligned locking pin holes of the first and second mats, said foot in said at least one locked position being positioned at least partially below the second mat, non-aligned with said body and non-movable up through the respective locking pin holes of the first and second mats to secure the locking pin to the mats, further wherein said foot in said locked position is selectively moveable upwardly relative to said body and the first and second mats to move said foot, in said locked position, closer to said lower end of said body.