Engaging device for releasably engaging an object

摘要

PCT No. PCT/AU91/00528 Sec. 371 Date May 11, 1993 Sec. 102(e) Date May 11, 1993 PCT Filed Nov. 20, 1991 PCT Pub. No. WO92/08578 PCT Pub. Date May 29, 1992.An engaging device for releasably engaging an object. The engaging device comprising a supporting part and an engaging part mounted on the supporting part, for pivotal movement about two spaced apart axes defined by pivot pins, between a stable engaging condition and a stable release condition. A portion of the engaging part disposed between the two axes is resiliently flexible and adapted to undergo resilient deflection as the engaging part moves between the two stable conditions thereby to urge the engaging part into one or the other of the stable conditions. The supporting part may define a housing which accommodates the engaging part and which provides structural rigidity.