| CPC E04F 15/02 (2013.01) [B63B 21/04 (2013.01); F16B 21/02 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
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1. A tie-down anchor for use with decking boards having an upper surface and a lower surface and a gap with a longitudinal axis located between adjacent decking boards, the tie-down anchor comprising:
a continuously formed anchor including:
a lower leg with a free first end which extends a length of less than six inches in a first direction in a first horizontal plane and connected to a vertical section;
the vertical section having a length that starts at a first end of the vertical section and continues vertically upward to a second end, the vertical section being perpendicular to the first horizontal plane and the second end of the vertical section is connected to a loop;
the loop including a first end that is connected to the second end of the vertical section and a second end which is connected to an upper leg;
the upper leg is parallel to the lower leg and lies in a second horizontal plane spaced above the first horizontal plane by the length of the vertical section, the upper leg extends from a first end to a free second end; and
wherein the lower leg can be inserted within the gap between adjacent decking boards and the loop turned to trap the anchor between the decking boards such that the upper leg and the lower leg are perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the gap.
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