Patent ID: 8505868

Claim:
A tie down assembly, comprising: a cup having a first end, a second end opposite the first end, a recess formed within the first end and defining an interior surface and an inner wall surrounding the interior surface, and a plurality of pockets formed within the interior surface, each of the plurality of pockets including a seat and a pair of opposed walls that extend upwardly from the interior surface to the upper end and flank the seat, each of the seats including a bore; and a crossbar having a central portion and a plurality of members extending from the central portion, each of the plurality of members includes a free end having a head and an aperture formed within the head, the crossbar being fastened removably to the cup by a plurality of fasteners such that the crossbar is positioned within the recess of the cup, and each of the heads of the plurality of members of the crossbar engages a corresponding one of the plurality of seats of the cup and is positioned between a corresponding one of the pair of opposed walls, each of the apertures of the heads of the plurality of members of the crossbar aligns with a corresponding one of the bores of the plurality of seats of the cup, and each of the apertures of the heads of the plurality of members of the crossbar and the bores of the plurality of seats of the cup is sized and shaped to receive a corresponding one of the plurality of fasteners.