Patent ID: 8814125

Claim:
A tie down assembly, comprising: a cup having a first end, a second end opposite the first end, a recess formed within the first end and defining an interior surface and an inner wall surrounding the interior surface, and a plurality of seats extending from the interior surface, each of the plurality of seats including a bore; and a crossbar having a central portion and a plurality of members extending from the central portion, each of the plurality of members includes a free end having a head and an aperture formed within the head, each of the heads including a pair of tabs, the crossbar being fastened removably to the cup by a plurality of fasteners such that the crossbar is positioned within the recess of the cup and each of the heads of the plurality of members of the crossbar engages a corresponding one of the plurality of seats of the cup, each of the pair of tabs of the heads of the plurality of members of the crossbar engages a corresponding one of the plurality of seats of the cup, each of the apertures of the heads of the plurality of members of the crossbar aligns with a corresponding one of the bores of the plurality of seats of the cup, and each of the aligned apertures of the heads of the plurality of members of the crossbar and the bores of the plurality of seats of the cup is sized and shaped to receive a corresponding one of the plurality of fasteners.