Patent ID: 8920085

Claim:
A system for securing a payload to a support structure within an aircraft, comprising: a locking assembly body coupled to the payload; an insertion portion engaged in a channel of a track, the support structure comprising the track, the insertion portion configured to translate along the track and within the channel from a first position on the track to a second position on the track, and the insertion portion further configured to transition between an unsecured position and a secured position, the insertion portion configured to move in an inward direction relative to the locking assembly body to reach the secured position, the insertion portion configured to engage a portion of the track when the insertion portion is positioned in the secured position such that the locking assembly body is substantially constrained from movement along the track and away from the track by the insertion portion; an actuation member, the actuation member moveably coupled to the body, the actuation member configured to transition the insertion portion from the unsecured position to the secured position; and a biasing member configured to maintain a biasing force against the actuation member, the biasing force biasing the actuation member into an unsecured position.