Patent ID: 7278368

Claim:
An anchoring system for securing hardware having an aperture to a deck using a fastener, the anchoring system comprising: a tie-down comprising a plate with a recess formed therein, and at least two arms traversing said recess, said recess having a center, and said at least two arms extending outwardly from said center, an attachment lug comprising a base having an outer surface with a stud receiving aperture formed therein, and a cylindrical sidewall extending outwardly from said base, said cylindrical sidewall including a transition surface, and having at least two notches extending partially therearound, said at least two notches defining openings formed in said transition surface and receiving portions adapted to receive said at least two arms, and a stud received in said stud receiving aperture formed in said outer surface, wherein, when said at least two arms are inserted through said openings into said at least two notches, rotation of said attachment lug relative to said tie-down positions said at least two arms in said receiving portions to engage said attachment lug with said tie-down, and wherein said tie-down is attachable to the deck, and said attachment lug is engagable with said tie-down, said stud extending outwardly from said attachment lug to be insertable through the aperture in the hardware, the fastener capable of being received on said stud to effectively clamp the hardware to the deck.