Vehicle tie-down assembly
US9623787B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 30, 2015 |
| Grant date | Apr 18, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 11, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60P7/0815
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A tie-down assembly includes a clamping member configured to engage an accessory track of a vehicle. The clamping member is movable between engaged and disengaged positions. A cleat receives the clamping member and has a first side that engages the accessory track. A shaft of the clamping member passes through the cleat. A tightening member receives a free end of the shaft of the clamping member. The tightening member engages the shaft on a second side of the cleat opposite the first side. An indicator is fixed to the clamping member and is movable with the clamping member between a locked position in which the clamping member is in the engaged position and an unlocked position in which the clamping member is in the disengaged position. The indicator indicates the locked and unlocked positions when viewed from the second side of the cleat.
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