Dagger pin interface apparatus with swivel pin

摘要

A dagger pin interface apparatus with a swivel pin is used in removably mounting a device on a structure where one of the apparatus pins is stationary relative to the structure and a second of the apparatus pins swivels relative to the structure when mounting the device to the structure. When mounting the device to the structure the one stationary pin can be aligned with and inserted into one mounting hole of the device and the second swiveling pin can engage in, pivot and move into a second mounting hole in the device when the second mounting hole is not completely aligned with the second pin.

主权项

1. An apparatus for mounting a removable device to a structure, the apparatus comprising:
a first pin that is attachable to the structure where the first pin is stationary relative to the structure, the first pin having a distal end surface that is configured for engaging in a first hole in a surface of the device; a second pin that is attachable to the structure for pivoting movement of the second pin about a pivot axis relative to the structure, the second pin having a distal end surface that is configured, for engaging in a second hole in the surface of the device and causing the second pin to pivot about the pivot axis as the first and second pin distal end surfaces are engaged in the respective first and second holes in the surface of the device; the first pin having a center axis that passes through the first pin distal end surface; the second pin having a center axis that passes through the second pin distal end surface; and, a biasing device acting on the second pin, the biasing device urging the second pin to pivot about the pivot axis to a neutral position of the second pin relative to the first pin where the first pin center axis and the second pin center axis are substantially parallel.