System for anchoring a portable device to a floor

An anchoring system for securing a portable device to a floor, said anchoring system comprising:

• a base plate secured to said floor, said base plate having a slot opening cut into said base plate, said slot opening comprising:
• 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;
• and
• 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
• 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 movable relative to said extension component, said anchor rod having a base section at its lower end;
• and
• a handle component configured for selectively moving said anchor rod in a vertical direction relative to said extension component;
• wherein said base section is has a width greater than a width of said slot opening at said upper sidewall and width 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 and vertically in said pocket;
• and
• wherein when said base section is vertically moved in said pocket, said segmenting wall prevents said base section from moving laterally.