A locking device having a cylindrical plunger and a cylindrical sleeve for
releasably and rotatably receiving the plunger, the sleeve having an open
top portion, and a bottom portion. A keyway is provided axially disposed
along the length of one of the plunger or sleeve, and a lip
circumferentially disposed around the same plunger or sleeve. A key is
also provided on the other of the plunger or sleeve, the key slidably
mating with the keyway. A spring member is disposed within the sleeve and
is compressed when the plunger is inserted into the sleeve biasing the
plunger out of the sleeve. To lock the device the plunger is inserted
into the sleeve, the key sliding along the keyway through the lip, the
plunger compressing the spring member, and then the sleeve and plunger
are rotated with respect to each other and released, the spring biasing
the plunger out of the sleeve and locking the key onto a surface of the
lip. To unlock the device the sleeve and plunger are pressed together,
the plunger compressing the spring member, and rotated with respect to
each other until the key and keyway are aligned with each other, the
spring biasing the plunger out of the sleeve. The plunger is then removed
from the sleeve, the key sliding along the keyway through the lip.