Patent ID: 7175377
Filing Date: 2007-02-13
Classification: B60P,B61D,F16B

Abstract:
1. A tie-down fitting for a rail system for a vehicle, comprising: a main body including an aperture formed therethrough and with a base portion that is configured and dimensioned to mate with a rail, the base portion having opposing first and second ends defining a longitudinal direction of the base portion; a first tie-down catch projecting outward from the main body beyond the first end of the base portion and a second tie-down catch projecting outward from the main body beyond the second end of the base portion, wherein the first and second tie-down catches project outward generally in the longitudinal direction of the base portion, wherein the main body and the first and second tie-down catches define a cleat shape; a locking plate actuable to engage a portion of the rail; and a rotatable wheel, rotatable about a rotation axis, disposed in the aperture of the main body and threadably coupled to the locking plate to actuate the locking plate, the rotation axis being perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the base portion.