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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2010
Eric M. Stull, Lower Burrell, PA (US);
James T. Burg, Verona, PA (US);
Franklin David Silvio, Natrona Heights, PA (US);
Robert J. Speer, Upper Burrell, PA (US);
Eric M. Stull, Lower Burrell, PA (US);
James T. Burg, Verona, PA (US);
Franklin David Silvio, Natrona Heights, PA (US);
Robert J. Speer, Upper Burrell, PA (US);
Alcoa Inc., Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Abstract
A tie down assembly including a cup, a cross-shaped crossbar that is fastened removably to and positioned within a recess of the cup, and a disc-shaped plate that is fastened removably to the cup and/or the crossbar. The crossbar is fastened to the cup by a plurality of fasteners, while the plate is fastened to the cup and/or the crossbar by at least one fastener. The cup is installed within a hole formed within a first surface of a structure, and the plate is positioned against an opposite surface of the structure. When the plate is attached, a compressive load is introduced and squeezes the first and second surfaces of the structure together, such that most of the load is borne down the center of the fastener attaching the plate.