Tie-down assembly

A tie-down assembly for mounting on a surface, said assembly comprising:

• a guard rail which defines a rear surface and a front surface;
• said front surface comprising a central floor, a pair of spaced, parallel interior walls on either side of the floor, and a pair of beveled surfaces located outwardly of the interior walls, said interior walls and floor cooperating to define a recess;
• said rear surface defining a central depression;
• means for defining a slit in the floor;
• means for defining a first central opening in the floor;
• a clamp formed of a folded metallic sheet, said clamp comprising a sleeve section and a shank section, said shank section defining a second central opening and sized to fit within the central depression, said clamp disposed with the sleeve section in the recess such that no part of the sleeve section extends out of the recess and the shank section passes through the slit and lies in the depression with the second central opening of the shank section aligned with the first central opening of the floor;
• a tie-down member pivotably mounted in the sleeve section of the clamp to move between a stowed position, in which no part of the tie-down member extends out of the recess, and a use position.

A tie-down assembly comprising:

• a guard rail which defines a rear surface and a front surface;
• said front surface comprising a central floor, a pair of spaced, parallel interior walls on either side of the floor, and a pair of beveled surfaces located outwardly of the interior walls, said interior walls and floor cooperating to define a recess;
• said rear surface defining a central depression;
• means for defining an array of slits in the floor;
• means for defining an array of central openings in the floor, each adjacent to a respective one of the slits;
• a plurality of clamps, each formed of a respective folded metal sheet, each clamp comprising a sleeve section and a shank section, each shank section defining a respective mounting opening and sized to fit within the central depression, each of said clamps disposed with the respective sleeve section in the recess and with the respective shank section passing through one of the slits and lying in the depression with the mounting opening aligned with the respective central opening of the floor;
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• a plurality of tie-down members, each pivotably mounted in the sleeve section of a respective one of the clamps to move between a stowed position and a use position.

A tie-down assembly comprising:

• a cup which defines a central floor and an interior wall which cooperate to define a recess, a beveled exterior surface which surrounds the interior wall, and a first opening in the floor;
• a clamp which defines a sleeve section disposed in the recess, and a shank section which passes through the first opening in the floor;
• a tie-down member pivotably mounted in the sleeve section and movable between a stowed position, in which no part of the clamp or tie-down member extends out of the recess, and a use position;
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• means for defining aligned openings in the floor and the shank section, said aligned openings adapted to receive a fastener for securing the tie-down assembly to a mounting surface;
• said cup further defining a pocket on a back side of the cup, said pocket sized to receive the portion of the shank section of the clamp which passes through the first opening in the floor.

A tie-down assembly for mounting on a surface, said assembly comprising:

• a cup which defines a rear surface and a front surface;
• said front surface comprising a central floor, an interior wall surrounding the floor, and an annular beveled surface surrounding the interior wall, said interior wall and floor cooperating to define a recess;
• said rear surface defining a central depression;
• means for defining a slit in the floor;
• means for defining a first central opening in the floor;
• a clamp formed of a folded metallic sheet, said clamp comprising a sleeve section and a shank section, said shank section defining a second central opening and sized to fit within the central depression, said clamp disposed with the sleeve section in the recess such that no part of the sleeve section extends out of the recess and the shank section passes through the slit and lies in the depression with the second central opening of the shank section aligned with the first central opening of the floor;
• a tie-down ring pivotably mounted in the sleeve section of the clamp to move between a stowed position, in which no part of the ring extends out of the recess, and a use position.

A tie-down assembly comprising:

• a guard member which defines a central floor having a front and rear surface, an interior wall which cooperates with the front surface to define a recess, and a beveled exterior surface located outwardly from the interior wall, said floor defining at least one opening;
• a tie-down member;
• a clamp which defines first and second ends and an intermediate portion, wherein the intermediate portion is wrapped around the tie-down member to form a sleeve section, and wherein the first and second ends are positioned adjacent one another to form a shank section;
• said sleeve section disposed in the recess and said shank section positioned adjacent the floor such that at least a portion of the shank section overlaps at least a portion of the floor and the shank section is exposed at least in part at the rear surface via the opening;
• said tie-down member pivotable in the sleeve section and movable between a stowed position and a use position;
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• means for defining aligned openings in the first and second ends of the shank section of the clamp, said aligned openings adapted to receive a fastener which passes through the shank section and the floor to simultaneously (1) secure the tie-down assembly to a mounting surface, (2) secure the first and second ends of the clamp together, and (3) clamp together the overlapping portions of the shank section and the floor.