Securement mechanism including top loading tie down cleat assembly and locking member
First Claim
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 said second end;
a housing, said housing having an aperture, said pin extending through said aperture with said pin, said lock plate and said housing configured such 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 and 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
whereby said pin, said lock plate and said housing are configured such that rotation of one of said pin, said lock plate and said housing about said longitudinal axis results in a corresponding rotation of the other two of said pin, said lock plate, and said housing between a secured and an unsecured orientation.
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Abstract
A securement mechanism includes a tie down cleat assembly for engagement with a mating component, the tie down cleat assembly including a pin, a lock plate adjacent one of the ends of the pin, and a housing with an aperture receiving the pin. An actuating member is operationally connected to the pin and causes selective movement of the pin and lock plate between a secured and unsecured orientation. The lock plate includes two dimensions, a first dimension permitting the lock plate to be inserted into a channel associated with the mating component and a second dimension permitting the securement of the mating component between the housing and locking plate. The pin and locking plate and preferably the housing all rotate as a single unit.
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18 Claims
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1. A tie down cleat assembly for engagement with a mating component, the mating component including a channel, comprising:
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a pin extending along a generally longitudinal axis and having a first end and a second end; a lock plate adjacent said second end; a housing, said housing having an aperture, said pin extending through said aperture with said pin, said lock plate and said housing configured such 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 and 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 whereby said pin, said lock plate and said housing are configured such that rotation of one of said pin, said lock plate and said housing about said longitudinal axis results in a corresponding rotation of the other two of said pin, said lock plate, and said housing between a secured and an unsecured orientation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A tie down cleat assembly for engagement with a mating component, the mating component including a channel, comprising:
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a pin extending along a generally longitudinal axis and having a first end and a second end; a lock plate adjacent said second end; a housing, said housing having an aperture, said pin extending through said aperture with said pin, said lock plate and said housing configured such 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 between a secured and an unsecured orientation; an actuating member operationally connected to said pin and causing selective movement of said pin and said lock plate between said secured and said 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 whereby a portion of said pin and a portion of said aperture of said housing include a non-circular cross-section to minimize rotation of said pin with respect to said aperture.
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15. A securement mechanism comprising:
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a locking member, said locking member including a channel defined by opposing side walls and a bottom surface disposed between said side rails, a leg extending inwardly from a free end of each of said side rails; a tie down cleat including a pin extending along a generally longitudinal axis, a lock plate adjacent said second end, said lock plate having a first dimension and a second dimension, said first dimension greater than said second dimension, said second dimension less than the distance between ends of said legs of said locking member and said first dimension greater than the distance between said ends of said legs, a housing, said housing having an aperture, said pin extending through said aperture, with said pin, said lock plate and said housing configured such that rotation of said one of said pin, said lock plate and said housing results in a corresponding rotation of the other two of said pin, said lock plate and said housing between a secured and an unsecured orientation, an actuating member operationally connected to said pin and causing selective movement of said pin and said lock plate between said secured and said unsecured orientation to clamp said legs of said locking member between said housing and said lock plate when a portion of said lock plate including said first dimension is within said channel of said locking member and under said legs; and whereby said actuating member threadingly engages said pin, a rotation of said actuating member resulting in longitudinal movement of said pin with respect to said housing and said actuating member. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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