Patent ID: 7959389

Claim:
A tiedown system to attach a vehicle to a support floor, the tiedown system comprising: a wheel cage configured to be attached to the support floor and to receive a wheel of the vehicle; and a locking assembly separate from the wheel cage, comprising a base configured to be attached to the support floor at a separate location than the wheel cage, a lever arm pivotally attached to the base, and an engagement member attached to the lever arm and arranged such that the engagement member exerts a force on the vehicle to maintain the wheel of the vehicle in the wheel cage when the lever arm is in a locked position; wherein a first angle between the lever arm and the base in an unlocked position is greater than a second angle between the lever arm and the base in the locked position; wherein the lever arm includes a first end pivotally attached to the base, a second end opposite from the first end, and an interior section positioned between the first and second ends, the interior section being in an overlapping arrangement with the base when the lever arm is in the locked position and being spaced away from the base when the lever arm is in an unlocked position.