Patent ID: 7390154

Claim:
A fastener assembly for securing loads to a track, the fastener assembly being retainable within a track slot of the track, the fastener assembly comprising: a retainer adapted to fit at least partly within the track slot; a rotatable handle operating on the retainer via a shaft, the rotatable handle being rotatable between at least an engagement position and a release position; a pressure applicator positionable between the track and the rotatable handle, the pressure applicator having a bottom surface configured to apply a pressure on a top surface of the track in response to positioning of the rotatable handle, the pressure applicator having opposing first and second ends defining a longitudinal direction of the pressure applicator, the shaft being positioned at a longitudinal center of the pressure applicator mid-way between the first and second ends; a boss portion projecting from the bottom surface of the pressure applicator at the longitudinal center, the shaft passing through the boss portion; and a slot guide projecting from the bottom surface of the pressure applicator between the boss portion and the first end of the pressure applicator, the slot guide having a pair of opposing slot guide surfaces, the slot guide surfaces being spaced apart from the boss portion and adapted to abut a pair of flanges defining the track slot of the track to orient the pressure applicator on the track.