Track system
AssigneeNissan Technical Center North America, Inc.
InventorsDarren Womack, William G. Bowes
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Abstract
A fastener assembly secures loads to a track in a truck bed and is retainable within a track slot of the track. The fastener assembly may include a retainer adapted to fit at least partly within a track slot and a handle operating on the retainer, the handle being moveable between at least an engagement position and a release position. A pressure applicator is positioned between the track and the handle, the pressure applicator having a bottom surface for applying a pressure on a top surface of the track in response to the position of the handle. The pressure applicator includes at least one projection projecting from the bottom surface and adapted to engage a positioning cutout of the track.
Claims17
An arrangement for securing a load to a vehicle, comprising:
- a track having a track slot and opposed upper portions at least partly defining the track slot, the track comprising a series of evenly spaced cutouts in the upper portions;
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- a fitting including
- a main body;
- a handle being movable relative to the main body;
- and
- a retainer adapted to fit at least partly within the track, the retainer being movable relative to the main body between at least an engagement position and a release position by operating the handle;
- wherein the main body has a bottom surface for applying a pressure on a top surface of the track when the retainer is in the engagement position, the bottom surface lying in a plane that is substantially parallel to the top surface of the track when the retainer is in the engagement position, wherein the fitting includes at least one projection projecting from the bottom surface of the main body in a direction perpendicular to the top surface of the track when the retainer is in the engagement position, the projection having a portion shaped to mate with at least one cutout to assist in retaining the fitting at a desired location.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.