Patent ID: 9346392
Filing Date: 2016-05-24
CPC Classification: B60P

Claim Text:
1. Apparatus for securing cargo to a modular track, the modular track comprising a winged channel having a predetermined web width and a predetermined flange height, the winged channel being formed of a material having a predetermined thickness, the winged channel further having a plurality of regularly-spaced rectangular openings having a long side and a short side, the apparatus comprising: a jaw member, the jaw member comprising a cuboid body having a first end, a second end and a longitudinal axis extending between the first and second ends, the first and second ends being separated by a first length dimension that is longer than the long side of each of the plurality of rectangular openings, the cuboid body further comprising a front face, a back face and two substantially parallel side walls, the front face further comprising a first raised area having an upper surface, a first outside wall and a first height dimension, the first height dimension being less than the predetermined thickness of the winged channel material, the first outside wall being proximal the first end of the jaw member, the front face further comprising a second raised area having a second outside wall and a second height dimension, the second height dimension being less than the combined depth of a face plate plus the predetermined thickness of the winged channel material, the second outside wall being proximal the first end of the jaw member, the second raised area having at least one aperture for receiving a fastener; wherein the jaw member is formed so that the distance from the second outside wall to the second end of the cuboid body is less than the long side of the rectangular opening.