A track fastener assembly for securing a seat or cargo apparatus to a floor track
of a vehicle. The assembly includes a base with a longitudinal slot formed therein,
and a ramp disposed in its upper surface near the forward end of the slot. A movable
slide carrying locking studs runs in the longitudinal slot. A locking rod having
a helical groove formed in its outer surface is operatively connected to the base
and the slide. Rotation of the locking rod causes the slide to move axially along
the longitudinal slot from an installation position near the aft end of the base
to a locking position near the forward end of the base. As the slide moves to the
locking position, the slide engages the ramp in the base, thereby deflecting the
slide with the attached locking studs upwards and clamping the track fastener assembly
to the track.
