Patent ID: 8282326

Claim:
A tie down for securing objects in an aircraft having a roller tray, the tie down comprising: a carriage having at least one side wall; a fitting on the carriage for removably securing a restraint to the carriage, the fitting comprising a track and at least two spaced apart fitting openings formed in an upper surface of the track, the fitting openings being connected to one another by a gap defined in the upper surface by retaining tabs; and at least one protruding element movable between: an extended position in which the at least one protruding element protrudes from said at least one side wall and engages the roller tray so as to secure the carriage to a selected location along the roller tray; and a retracted position in which the at least one protruding element no longer engages the roller tray, thereby allowing the carriage to be removed from the roller tray.