Cover for a tie-down anchor

A cover for use with a tie-down anchor adapted to be mounted in a locking track in an air pallet, the locking track having a channel which includes spaced upper flanges shaped to define a series of enlarged circular openings separated by relatively narrower slot segments, the tie-down anchor having a pair of fixed locking studs and a movable spring loaded locking stud, the cover comprising:

• (a) a first piece having a front portion sized and shaped to fit into one of the enlarged circular openings in the locking track and a rear portion sized and shaped to fit at the same time over the spring loaded locking stud, said rear portion having a pair of locking parts and a pair of wings, and
• (b) a second piece having a pair of studs sized and shaped to fit into a pair of enlarged openings in the locking track and having a pair of locking parts matable with the locking parts in the first piece and a shroud,
• (c) the studs in the tie-down anchor being sized and shaped to fit into a pair of enlarged circular openings in the locking track but not movable vertically up through slot segments in the channel,
• (d) the studs in the second piece being sized and shaped so that they can slide along the channel but cannot move vertically up through the slot segments in the channel,
• (e) wherein, when the first piece is mounted on the tie-down anchor over the spring loaded locking stud and the second piece is mounted on the locking track and the two coupling parts are coupled together, the wings cooperate with the shroud to prevent access to the two coupling parts and the first piece prevents access to the spring loaded stud and the second piece prevents lifting up the first piece.

A cover for use with a tie-down anchor adapted to be mounted in a locking track in an air pallet, the locking track having a channel which includes spaced upper flanges shaped to define a series of enlarged openings separated by relatively narrower slot segments, the tie-down anchor having a pair of fixed locking studs and a movable spring loaded locking stud, the cover comprising a unitary structure having:

• (a) a front portion sized and shaped to fit into one of the enlarged openings in the channel in the locking track,
• (b) a rear portion sized and shaped to fit at the same time over the movable spring-loaded locking stud in the tie-down anchor, and
• (c) an intermediate portion said intermediate portion having a pair of outer legs and a pair of flexible inner legs, the outer legs being connected to the front portion and the rear portion but not tot he intermediate portion,
• (d) wherein, when the cover is placed over the tie-down anchor and when the tie-down anchor is mounted in the channel with the front portion over one of the enlarged openings and the rear portion over the spring-loaded locking stud and pushed down the inner legs on the intermediate portion will snap lock into the track underneath a pair of slot segments.

A cover for use with a tie-down anchor adapted to be mounted in a locking track in an air pallet, the locking track having a channel which includes spaced upper flanges shaped to define a series of pairs of enlarged circular opening separated relatively narrower slot segments, the tie-down anchor having a pair of fixed locking studs and a movable spring loaded locking stud, the cover comprising:

• (a) a first piece sized and shaped to fit an enlarged circular opening in the locking track and at the same time over the spring loaded locking stud,
• (b) a second piece having a pair of studs sized and shaped to fit under a pair of slot segments in the locking track,
• (c) means on the first piece and the second pieces for locking the first and second pieces together,
• (d) wherein, when the first piece is mounted on the tie-down anchor over the spring loaded locking stud, the second piece is mounted on the locking track and the two pieces are locked together, the first piece prevents access to the spring loaded stud and the second piece prevents lifting up the first piece.

A cover for use with a tie-down anchor adapted to be mounted in a locking track in an air pallet, the locking track having a channel which includes spaced upper flanges shaped to define a series of pairs of enlarged circular openings separated by a series of narrower slot segments, the tie-down anchor having a pair of fixed locking studs and a movable spring loaded locking stud, the cover comprising:

• (a) a first piece sized and shaped to fit into an enlarged circular opening in the locking track and fit over the spring loaded locking stud,
• (b) a second piece having a pair of studs sized and shaped to fit underneath a pair of slot segments in the locking track;
• (c) means on the first piece and the second piece for locking the first and second pieces together, and
• (d) means for preventing access to the locking means,
• (e) wherein, when the first piece is mounted on the tie-down anchor over the spring loaded locking stud, the second piece is mounted on the locking track and the two pieces are locked together, the first piece prevents access to the spring loaded stud and the second piece prevents lifting up the first piece.