Patent ID: 8740524

Claim:
A tie down for securing objects in an aircraft, comprising: a housing having a housing axis of rotation along which the housing is capable of being rotated, the housing having at least one engagement pin which is moveable along the housing axis of rotation, relative to the housing, between an extended position and a retracted position; a fitting connected to the housing, the fitting being capable of receiving and securing a restraint to the housing, wherein the housing comprises a front side, a rear side and a cavity between the front and rear sides; the engagement pin is at least partially located in, and moveable relative to, the cavity, the housing further comprises a first slot formed on the front side of the housing the first slot extending through to the cavity; and a first stud extends through said first slot and into the cavity in a direction transverse to the housing axis of rotation the first stud being adjustable between: a first position in which the first stud prevents movement of said engagement pin from the retracted position to the extended position; and a second position in which the first stud prevents movement of said engagement pin from the extended position to the retracted position; wherein: the housing has a second slot on the rear side of the housing; and the first stud extends through the first slot, the at least one engagement pin, and a portion of the second slot.