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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 2006
Filed:
Apr. 15, 2004
Michael P. Cunningham, Torrington, CT (US);
John H. Harberts, Macomb, MI (US);
Dennis E. Miller, Clarkston, MI (US);
Ronald G. Saward, Shelby Township, MI (US);
Michael P. Cunningham, Torrington, CT (US);
John H. Harberts, Macomb, MI (US);
Dennis E. Miller, Clarkston, MI (US);
Ronald G. Saward, Shelby Township, MI (US);
Sportrack LLC, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Abstract
A securement mechanism includes a tie down cleat assembly for engagement with a mating component, the tie down cleat assembly including a pin, a lock plate adjacent one of the ends of the pin, and a housing with an aperture receiving the pin. An actuating member is operationally connected to the pin and causes selective movement of the pin and lock plate between a secured and unsecured orientation. The lock plate includes two dimensions, a first dimension permitting the lock plate to be inserted into a channel associated with the mating component and a second dimension permitting the securement of the mating component between the housing and locking plate. The pin and locking plate and preferably the housing all rotate as a single unit.