Patent ID: 6902365

Claim:
A track fastener assembly for use with a locking track of the type used to secure a seat or cargo apparatus to the floor of a vehicle, upper walls of said locking track defining a longitudinally-extending slot therein, upper walls of the slot having regularly spaced-apart enlarged openings along the length thereof separated by relatively narrower track segments defining locking segments, said track fastener assembly comprising: (a) an elongated base having forward and aft ends and including attachment means for attachment to a seat or cargo apparatus, said base having a longitudinal slot formed therein, at least one ramp disposed on an upper surface of said base adjacent a forward end of said longitudinal slot, and at least one downwardly-protruding track stop for engaging said enlarged openings of said track; (c) a slide movably attached to said base, said slide including a rail received in said longitudinal slot of said base with at least one locking stud attached thereto; and (e) a generally horizontally extending locking rod having a helical groove formed in its outer surface, said locking rod being operatively connected to said base and said slide, such that rotation of said locking rod causes said slide and said at least one attached locking stud to move longitudinally from an installation position near said aft end of said base to a locked position spaced away from said aft end of said base, wherein said slide is displaced upwardly by said ramp in said locked position.