Patent ID: 6405749
Filing Date: 2002-06-18
Classification: E03C,Y10T

Abstract:
An apparatus for installing a fixture on a top side of a deck having at least one mounting hole therein, comprising:a threaded member engaged with the fixture and extending through the mounting hole to be rotated from above the deck; a retainer member received around said threaded member; a wedge nut threadedly connected to the threaded member to pass through the mounting hole to the underside of the deck; a second member associated with and parallel to the threaded member, the second member engaging the wedge nut to prevent rotation thereof during rotation of the threaded member whereby the wedge nut will be shifted up or down along the length of the threaded member responsive to the direction of rotation of the threaded member; wherein upon rotation of the threaded member to raise the wedge nut in the direction of the deck, the wedge nut engages said retainer member and causes a portion of said retainer member to engage the underside of the deck to clamp the fixture to the deck.