CPC F16B 9/02 (2013.01) | 11 Claims |
1. A method of connecting a support pole to a boat deck using a quick disconnect mount having a mounting stud secured to the boat deck and a connector securable on the mounting stud, the mounting stud including a circumferential ridge and a circumferential trough, and the connector including a central channel sized to fit over the mounting stud and a locking bar engageable with the circumferential trough, the method comprising:
(a) securing the support pole to the connector;
(b) aligning the connector with the mounting stud;
(c) positioning the connector over the mounting stud to a first position such that the circumferential ridge displaces the locking bar from an extended position to a retracted position; and
(d) positioning the connector over the mounting stud to a second position such that the locking bar is displaced into the extended position engaging the circumferential trough,
wherein one of the circumferential ridge of the mounting stud and the locking bar includes a cam surface, and wherein step (c) is practiced by the cam surface displacing the locking bar as the connector is positioned over the mounting stud.
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