Patent ID: 7497651

Claim:
A tie-down cleat assembly for engagement with a mating component, the mating component including a channel, comprising: a pin extending along a generally longitudinal axis and having a first end and a second end; a lock plate adjacent to said second end, said lock plate including a projection for engagement with the mating component; a housing having an aperture, said pin extending through said aperture, said pin, said lock plate, and said housing being so configured that rotation of one of said pin and said lock plate about said longitudinal axis results in corresponding rotation of the other of said pin and said lock plate; and an actuating member operationally connected to said pin and causing selective movement of said pin and said lock plate between a secured and an unsecured orientation to secure the mating component between said housing and said lock plate, said lock plate being received in the channel in said secured orientation; wherein said actuating member is threadingly engaged with said pin, rotation of said actuating member resulting in longitudinal movement of said pin with respect to said housing and said actuating member.