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Securement mechanism

  • US 20060263163A1
  • Filed: 04/20/2006
  • Published: 11/23/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/16/2003
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A tie-down cleat assembly for engagement with a mating component, the mating component including a channel, comprising:

  • a pin extending along a generally longitudinal axis and having a first end and a second end;

    a lock plate adjacent to said second end;

    a housing having an aperture, said pin extending through said aperture, said pin, said lock plate, and said housing being configured so that rotation of one of said pin and said lock plate about said longitudinal axis results in a corresponding rotation of the other of said pin and said lock plate;

    an actuating member operationally connected to said pin for causing selective movement of said pin and said lock plate between a secured and an unsecured orientation to secure the mating component between said housing and said lock plate, said lock plate being received in the channel in said secured orientation; and

    a support member secured to said housing.

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