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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 02, 2016
Srg Global Inc., Warren, MI (US);
Patrick Fenchak, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Richard Costello, Clinton Township, MI (US);
SRG GLOBAL INC., Warren, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle tie-down cleat assembly can include (i) a tie-down cleat defining an upper portion and a lower portion, wherein the upper portion defines at least one aperture or member configured to receive a tying member, and wherein the tie-down cleat comprises a plastic housing and a metal insert disposed within the plastic housing, and (ii) a base assembly coupled to the lower portion of the tie-down cleat and configured to be removably coupled to a surface of a storage compartment of the vehicle, the base assembly comprising a base member, a hinge coupled to the lower portion of the tie-down cleat and the base member, the hinge being configured to allow the tie-down cleat to rotate with respect to the base assembly, and a locking system configured to lock/unlock the tie-down cleat assembly to a mounting plate mounted to a surface of a vehicle storage compartment.