Patent ID: 7517181
Filing Date: 2009-04-14
Classification: G09F,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A track fitting used in connection with a track extending along an item for securing a covering having a plurality of catches to said item, the track fitting comprising: a body having a front portion and a rear portion, said rear portion being substantially C-shaped and having a first integral foot and a second integral foot, said first integral foot and said second integral foot defining an opening therebetween, said opening for receiving and securing one of said plurality of catches, and at least one of said first integral foot and said second integral foot for being received in one of a series of openings defined by the track; a plunger having a lower end and defining a front portion receiving aperture, said plunger cooperating with said front portion between a first position and a second position, said front portion receiving aperture receiving said front portion, said plunger lower end being disengaged from the track when said lower end is pulled upwards to the first position, allowing movement of the track fitting along the track, and said lower end engages the track at one of the openings defined by the track when said lower end is placed in the second position, preventing further movement of the track fitting along the track; wherein said body further comprises a projection that extends through a projection receiving aperture defined by said plunger, said projection defining a cable receiving aperture therethrough; and a cable receivable in said cable receiving aperture for preventing said plunger from being pulled upward to the first position.