Tie down anchor

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT Turning now to the drawings, particularly FIG.
1, there is illustrated a cargo vehicle in the form of a pickup truck designated generally by the numeral 8, on which is mounted a pair of tie down anchor assemblies in accordance with the preferred embodiment of the invention, designated generally by the numeral 10.
In the illustration of FIG.
1, a pair of anchoring or tie down anchor assemblies in accordance with the invention are mounted, one on each side of the cargo bed of the vehicle.
This provides a convenient location for the tying down of anchoring or tie down ropes, straps and the like on such a vehicle.
The location of the anchoring assemblies will be selected to suit the particular application.
Turning to FIG.
2, each assembly comprises an elongated channel track 12 of a generally T-slotted square or rectangular cross sectional configuration.
As illustrated in FIG.
2, the track 12 includes a base wall 14 having a pair of side walls 16 and 18, each having a generally J-shaped configuration with an upper lateral portion 20 and 22 with a downwardly extending flange 24 and 26 each having an edge 24a and 26a which cooperates with a gripping portion of a slide block as will be described.
The length of the channel or track may be selected to suit any desired application.
A slide block 28 having a generally rectangular cross sectional configuration is slidably mounted within the channel of the track member, and includes an anchor or tie down member in the form of an upwardly extending hook 30 which extends through the slot to a position externally of the track member.
It is to be understood that this tie down or connecting member may have any suitable configuration, such as a loop, hook or any other suitable form for attachment of anchoring or tie down straps, ropes, chains or the like.
The block and channel may be constructed of any suitable material, but is preferably of a metal such as steel for heavy applications.
With normal construction the block and channel will normally have sufficient friction therebetween that the block will have some resistance to movement within the channel