Adjustable tie anchor

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AN ANCHORING DEVICE FOR ANCHORING THE DOWN CHAINS FOR STACKED LOADS ON VEHICLE FLOOR, COMPRISING A TIE ANCHOR IN THE GENERAL FORM OF TWO FACING CHANNELS HAVING SPACED APART LEGS THE INNER FACES OF THE LOWER OF WHICH LEGS FORM A SLIDABLE SUPPORT AND THE INNER FACES OF THE UPPER OF WHICH LEGS HAVE DOWNWARDLY FACING RATCHET TEETH EXTENDING THEREALONG, A CHAIN ANCHOR MOUNTED WITHIN SAID CHANNELS AND EXTENDING THEREABOVE AND HAVING A TIE DOWN CHAIN CONNECTED THERETO, SAID CHAIN ANCHOR RESTING ON THE LOWER LEGS OF SAID CHANNELS FOR MOVEMENT THEREALONG AND BEING MOVABLE UPWARDLY OUT OF ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID LOWER LEGS, TO REGISTER THE UPWARDLY FACING RATCHET TEETH THEREON WITH THE DOWNWARDLY FACING RATCHET TEETH ON THE UPPER OF SAID LEGS, A GRAVITY LATCH ON SAID CHAIN ANCHOR UPPER OF SAID LEGS, A GRAVITY MOVABLE IN POSITION TO SUPPORT SAID CHAIN ANCHOR ON THE UPPER OF SAID LEGS AND RETAIN THE RATCHET TEETH THEREOF FROM COMING OUT OF ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID DOWNWARDLY FACING RATCHET TEETH UPON UPWARD PULLING MOVEMENT ON SAID CHAIN ANCHOR BY GRASPING OF THE CHAIN ATTACHED THERETO, AND THE OUTER ENDS OF SAID FACING CHANNELS HAVING CLOSURE FLANGES CONNECTING SAID VERTICALLY SPACED LEGS TOGETHER AND RETAINING SAID CHAIN ANCHOR TO BE MOVED DOWNWARDLY ABOUT THE OUTER ENDS OF SAID CHANNELS AND BE SUPPORTED ON THE LOWER LEGS OF SAID CHANNELS, IN DEPENDING RELATION WITH RESPECT THERETO WHEN THE CHAIN ANCHOR IS NOT IN USE.