Patent ID: 6138975
Filing Date: 2000-10-31
Classification: B61D,B62H,Y10T

Abstract:
An anchored tie-down ring for providing a permanent anchor point on a floor, said anchored tie-down ring comprising:(a) a rigid ring comprised of a U-shaped rod and a circular outer bearing surface at the ends of said rod;(b) a rigid block adapted to be permanently mounted within said floor, said block having an outer surface at or below the level of said floor when said block is mounted within said floor, said outer surface having a cavity, said cavity having a shape that is approximately the shape of said ring and such that said ring can lay therein below the level of said outer surface; and(c) legs extending through openings in said block and having an inner bearing surface portion and an anchor portion, said inner bearing surface portion mating with said ring outer bearing surface to form a pivot that allows said ring to pivot between an open position wherein said ring extends away from said outer surface and a storage position wherein said ring lays within said cavity, and said anchor portion adapted to be embedded permanently within said floor.