Patent ID: 8794886

Claim:
A cargo tie down, comprising: a retainer, comprising: a barrel having a proximal end and a distal end; and a flange extending radially outward from the proximal end of the barrel; a shackle, comprising: an arcuate portion merging into a distal end of a first leg and a distal end of a second leg, wherein a proximal end of the first leg and a proximal end of the second leg are separated by a first width; and a necking portion extending between a coupling end and an interface end, the coupling end spanning the first width and joining the proximal end of the first leg to the proximal end of the second leg, wherein a width of the necking portion decreases as it extends from the coupling end to the interface end; and a hinge including a pin extending through the interface end of the necking portion and the distal end of the barrel.