Cargo tie-down and a combination cargo tie-down and rail, and a method of securing the cargo tie-down to a rail

• Main Authors: Gilmour, Mark R, Gilmour, Adam W, Mashak, Aron C
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 03.03.2020
• Subjects: PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING; VEHICLES ADAPTED FOR LOAD TRANSPORTATION OR TO TRANSPORT, TOCARRY, OR TO COMPRISE SPECIAL LOADS OR OBJECTS; VEHICLES IN GENERAL

A cargo tie-down includes an adapter with threaded bore formed therethrough, and a stepped outer circumference forming a second portion. A locking collar with threaded bore formed therethrough has a first and second cavity, where the first cavity rotatably mates with the second portion of the adapter. A disk has a bore formed therethrough, a cavity with a bottom wall, and an outer diameter mating with the second cavity of the locking collar. A spring positioned in the second cavity of the locking collar contacts the bottom wall of the disk. A T-shaped threaded stud has an outwardly extending flange formed on a first end. The stud passes through the disk and is threaded into both the locking collar and the adapter. An attachment member threaded into the bore of the adapter contacts a second end of the stud to cause the adapter and the stud to move in unison.