Patent ID: 8197166

Claim:
A tie down assembly adapted to be installed in a structure, comprising: a cup having a first end, a second end opposite the first end, a recess formed within the first end and defining a sidewall having a plurality of apertures formed therein, a centrally-located aperture formed within the recess at the second end, and a stem extending from the second end and including an aperture that extends the length of the stem, the aperture of the stem being aligned with the centrally-located aperture of the recess; a crossbar having a plurality of members each of which includes a first end having an aperture formed axially therein, each of the plurality of members being joined to one another at a central point, and a stem extending perpendicularly from the central point of the plurality of members, the stem of the crossbar including a first end with an aperture formed axially therein, the crossbar being positioned within the recess of the cup such that each of the apertures of the plurality of members of the crossbar aligns with a corresponding one of the plurality of apertures of the sidewall of the cup, each of the aligned apertures of the sidewall of the cup and the apertures of the plurality of members are sized and shaped to receive one of a first plurality of fasteners, and the stem of the crossbar aligns with the stem of the cup such that the aperture of the stem of the crossbar aligns with the aperture of the stem of the cup, the aligned aperture of the stem of the crossbar and the aperture of the stem of the cup are sized and shaped to receive a second fastener; and a support plate having a first surface, a second surface opposite the first surface, and an aperture extending from the first surface to the second surface, the support plate being attached removably to the crossbar such that the aperture of the plate is sized and shaped to receive the second fastener.