Patent ID: 7040849

Claim:
A tie down cleat assembly for engagement with a mating component, the mating component including a channel, comprising: a pin extending along a generally longitudinal axis and having a first end and a second end; a lock plate adjacent said second end; a housing, said housing having an aperture, said pin extending through said aperture with said pin, said lock plate and said housing configured such that rotation of one of said pin and said lock plate about said longitudinal axis results in a corresponding rotation of the other of said pin and said lock plate; an actuating member operationally connected to said pin and causing selective movement of said pin and said lock plate between a secured and an unsecured orientation to secure the mating component between said housing and said lock plate, said lock plate being received in the channel in said secured orientation; and whereby said pin, said lock plate and said housing are configured such that rotation of one of said pin, said lock plate and said housing about said longitudinal axis results in a corresponding rotation of the other two of said pin, said lock plate, and said housing between a secured and an unsecured orientation.