An anchoring system for securing a portable device to a floor, said anchoring system comprising:
- a portable device to be temporarily secured to a floor to prevent relative movement between said portable device and said floor, wherein said portable device is mounted on two or more wheels, two or more casters, or at least one wheel and at least one caster;
- a base plate secured to said floor, said base plate having a slot opening cut into said base plate, said slot opening comprising:
- a first open end and a second closed end;
- an upper sidewall extending downward from a top edge of said slot;
- a lower sidewall set back from said upper sidewall and extending downward from said upper sidewall;
- an overhang wall extending horizontally between said upper sidewall and said lower sidewall;
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- a partition wall defined vertically into said upper sidewall and segmenting said upper and lower sidewalls into a channel and a pocket, said pocket having a depth greater than a depth of said channel and said pocket disposed proximate said second closed end;
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- a retractable anchor rod assembly secured to a portable device frame defined around said portable device, said retractable anchor rod assembly comprising:
- an extension component;
- an anchor rod configured for being selectively vertically movable relative to said extension component between a secured position and an sliding position, said anchor rod having a base section at its lower end;
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- a handle operably connected to said anchor rod and wherein said handle is disposed for movement wherein movement of said handle effectuates a selective movement of said anchor rod in a vertical direction relative to said extension component between said secured position and said sliding position;
- wherein said retractable anchor rod assembly is disposed on said portable device frame so a user can grip said handle when said anchor rod is in both said secured position and said sliding position,
- wherein said base section has a width greater than a width of said slot opening at said upper sidewall and said base section width is less than a width of said slot opening at said lower sidewall, and wherein said base section has a depth less than said depth of said channel;
- wherein said base section and said slot opening are configured for allowing said base section to move laterally in said channel between said first open end and said second closed end, and when said anchor rod is in said sliding position;
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- wherein when said anchor rod is moved into said secured position, said base section is vertically moved upward and received in said pocket, and said partition wall is disposed to prevent said base section from moving laterally.