Patent ID: 8453794

Claim:
An anchor assembly releasably securable to a structure, the structure having a receiving hole therethrough, the anchor assembly permitting an object or person to be anchored to the structure, the anchor assembly comprising: a longitudinal member for insertion through the receiving hole of the structure, said longitudinal member including a hollow sleeve portion and a threaded portion threadably received within at least one end of the hollow sleeve portion such that relative rotation between the threaded portion and the hollow sleeve portion permits an adjustment of the length of the longitudinal member; a first end portion received on an outer end of said hollow sleeve portion of said longitudinal member and a second end portion received on an outer end of said threaded portion of said longitudinal member, said first and second end portions on opposite sides of the structure when said longitudinal member extends through the receiving hole, said first and second end portions larger in size than the openings of the receiving hole and secured to the respective ends of said longitudinal member such that relative rotation between said threaded portion and said hollow sleeve portion of said longitudinal member in one direction results in a shortening of said longitudinal member with said first and second end portions being forced into contact with the outer surfaces of the structure; and at least one visual indicator associated with at least one of said end portions, said visual indicator presenting a visual signal to identify to an operator when said end portions are in contact with the structure and said anchor assembly is secured thereto.