Patent ID: 7390155

Claim:
A strap anchor apparatus, comprising; a) a section of decking having a decking surface and an underside; b) a housing mounted to the decking at a decking opening, the housing having an upper surface with an opening, the opening communicating with an upwardly facing socket; c) a piston mounted in the socket to move between upper and lower positions, the piston having an upper surface; d) an energized device for urging the piston upwardly toward the upper position; e) a stop that halts upward movement of the piston when the upper surface of the piston reaches a position next to the upper surface of the housing; and f) an anchor bolt that has a lower end portion that fits the socket, the anchor bolt being insertable into the socket by depressing the piston and energized device so the piston assumes the lower position, the anchor bolt having extendable locking portion or portions that enable anchoring of the anchor bolt to the housing below the housing opening.