Hold-down

Claim 1

IN A HOLD-DOWN MECHANISM FOR RELEASABLY MOUNTING UPON A BASEBOARD A DEVICE HAVING AT LEAST ONE DEPENDING FOOT INCLUDING A SHOULDER DISPOSED FOR FACING AWAY FROM SAID BASEBOARD, THE COMBINATION COMPRISING (A) LOCATING AND SECURING MEANS FORMED FOR BEING ATTACHED TO SAID BASEBOARD AND WITH AN OPEN END TO RECEIVE SAID FOOT IN ONE DIRECTION AND POSITION SAID DEVICE ON SAID BASEBOARD, SAID LOCATING AND SECURING MEANS HAVING A BOTTOM WITH A CHANNEL OPPOSITE SAID END FORMED THEREIN; AND (B) CLAMP MEANS FOR BEING JOURNALLED IN SAID LOCATING AND SECURING MEANS AND RETAINED IN SAID CHANNEL BY SAID BASEBOARD WHEN SAID LOCATING AND SECURING MEANS IS ATTACHED WITH SAID BOTTOM ADJACENT SAID BASEBOARD, SAID CLAMP MEANS INCLUDING A FRAME-LIKE SECTION FOR MOVEMENT BETWEEN AN OBSTRUCTING POSITION, WHEREAT SAID CLAMP MEANS IS IN SHOULDER ENGAGEMENT SUBSTANTIALLY OPPOSITE SAID CHANNEL IN SAID DIRECTION TO PREVENT SAID RECEIVED FOOT MOVING OUT OF SAID END AND FORCING MOVEMENT FROM SAID OBSTRUCTING POSITION, AND A RELEASE POSITION, WHEREAT SAID CLAMP MEANS DISENGAGES SAID SHOULDER AND PERMITS SEPARATION OF SAID FOOT FROM SAID LOCATING AND SECURING MEANS.