The Dual-Sliding Fin Lock Assembly provides a simple, cost-effective and
secure locking mechanism that engages on the initial opening stroke of a
fin of a flying object, using a minimal number of parts that are easy to
manufacture. Two sliding locks, each having a protruding step, engage
with two fin lugs each of which has a corresponding notch. When a step
and a notch fit together, they form a contact plane which may be straight
horizontal or inclined to ensure robust locking operation without the
need for extremely tight tolerances on the individual parts or on the
assembly. Since the sliding locks do not rotate around the pin that holds
the fin lugs, they engage the fin lugs to arrest the rotation of the fin
and retain it securely in the deployed position for the duration of the
object's flight, guiding the object more accurately toward its
destination.