Multiple point, quick operating fastener means

Claim 1

APPARATUS COMPRISING TWO MEMBERS TO BE RELEASABLY SECURED TOGETHER, A LATCH ON ONE OF SAID MEMBERS, A CATCH ON THE OTHER OF SAID MEMBERS ENGAGEABLE BY THE LATCH, THE LATCH BEING RECIPROCABLE IN A COURSE OF MOVEMENT INCLUDING A FASTENING POSITION AT ONE END OF SAID COURSE IN WHICH THE LATCH AND CATCH ARE TIGHTLY INTERENGAGED TO SECURE SAID MEMBERS TOGETHER, A RELEASING POSITION AT THE OTHER END OF SAID COURSE IN WHICH THE LATCH IS DISENGAGED FROM THE CATCH AND SAID MEMBERS ARE FREE TO BE SEPARATED, AND A HOLDING POSITION BETWEEN SAID FASTENING AND A RELEASING POSITION IN WHICH THE LATCH AND CATCH ARE INTERENGAGED SUFFICIENTLY TO PREVENT RELEASE OF ONE OF SAID MEMBERS FROM THE OTHER MEMBER, A LOCK ELEMENT MOVABLE ON ONE OF SAID MEMBERS SPRING MEANS BIASING SAID LOCK ELEMENT FOR MOVEMENT INTO A POSITION PREVENTING UNLOCKING OF SAID LATCH, DETENT MEANS NORMALLY HOLDING SAID LOCK ELEMENT OUT OF SAID LATCH UNLOCKING PREVENTING POSITION, AND MEANS OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO SAID LATCH AND TO SWAID DETENT MEANS OPERABLE TO RELEASE SAID DETENT MEANS WITH RESULTANT SPRING BIAS MOVEMENT OF SAID LOCK ELEMENT FOR MOVING TH E LOCK ELEMENT INTO SAID LOCKING POSITION WHEN SAID LATCH IS MOVED FROM SAID FASTENING POSITION TO SAID HOLDING POSITION.