Patent ID: 6382891
Filing Date: 2002-05-07
Classification: B60P

Abstract:
A tie down device to secure equipment to a deck, comprising:an equipment connector adapted to be secured to the equipment to be tied down; upper and lower mounting plates, each of said mounting plates defining a central opening and left and right openings, wherein the central opening of said upper mounting plate further defines a slot; and a tie down arm having a central shaft with a first diameter smaller than the central openings of said upper and lower mounting plates and defining first and second ends; a nose secured to said first end, said nose having a width in one direction that is larger than the diameter of the central opening of said lower mounting plate, wherein said nose is sized to slide through the central opening and slot of said upper mounting plate; and a flange secured to said second end, said flange being larger than the central opening of said lower mounting plate; and a cooperating projection on one of said equipment connector and said nose and a cooperating opening on the other of said equipment connector and said nose which receives said cooperating projection.