Shiftable anchor assembly

Claim 2

A slideably extendable and retractable anchoring device comprising: 1. An housing comprising a rectangular hollow member; 2. An elongated anchoring element slideably located within said housing, said anchoring element comprising a hook extending outside of said housing, with an extension on said hook having a closed ended slot located within said extension slideably mounted within said housing; and (3) Means to affix the said housing to a desired location, said means comprising a fastening member passing through said housing and said slot in such manner that the fastening member limits the extent of movement of the anchoring element.

Claim 3

The device of claim 1 wherein the interior of the housing is lined with a material which will reduce friction when the anchoring device is slideably extended or retracted with relation to the housing.

Claim 4

The device of claim 1 wherein means is employed to prevent the housing from movement about said means to affix the housing to a desired location.

Claim 5

The device of claim 1 wherein a tension means is used so that some force is necessary to extend and retract said anchoring element.

Claim 6

The device of claim 1 wherein a tension means is used to hold the anchoring element in either a fully retracted or a fully extended position so that some force is necessary to return the anchoring element from either a fully extended or a fully retracted position.

Claim 7

A slideably extendable and retractable anchoring device comprising: a housing, said housing being open at opposite ends and containing an open channel therethrough, and said housing containing a hole which passes through said housing from front to rear of said housing, the hole also being at right angles to a plane of the channel; an anchoring element which will freely slide into and out of the open channel, the said housing to a desired location, said means will cooperate with the hole in said housing so as to affix said housing to the desired location and said means will pass through said closed ended elongated opening in the anchoring element so as to limit distance through which the anchoring element can slide into and out of said housing.

Claim 8

A slideably extendable and retractable anchoring device comprising: a housing, said housing being open at opposite ends and containing an open channel therethrough, and said housing containing a hole which passes through said housing from front to rear of said housing, the hole also being at right angles to a plane of the channel; an anchoring element which will freely slide into and out of the open channel, the said housing to a desired location, said means will cooperate with the hole in said housing so as to affix said housing to the desired location and said means will pass through said closed ended elongated opening in the anchoring element so as to limit distance through which the anchoring element can slide into and out of said housing.

Claim 9

The device of claim 6 wherein the open channel portion of said housing is lined with a material which will reduce friction between the moveable anchoring element and said housing.

Claim 10

The device of claim 6 wherein means is employed to prevent the housing from movement about said means to affix the housing to a desired location.

Claim 11

The device of claim 6 wherein a tension means is used so that some force is necessary to extend and retract said anchoring element.

Claim 12

The device of claim 6 wherein a tension means is used to hold the anchoring element in a position so that some force is necessary to return the anchoring element from a position.

Claim 13

An anchoring device comprising: (1) A hollow rectangular housing; (2) An elongated rod formed in such manner as to form a closed ended elongated enclosure on one end having an opening therein, and slideably mounted within said housing, and having hook means fastened on the other end at a distance from the enclosure; and (3) Means to mount said housing upon a surface, said means comprising a member passing through two sides of the housing and through the opening in the rod means slideable within said housing.

Claim 14

An anchoring device comprising: (1) A hollow rectangular housing; (2) An elongated rod formed in such manner as to form a closed ended elongated enclosure on one end having an opening therein, and slideably mounted within said housing, and having hook means fastened on the other end at a distance from the enclosure; and (3) Means to mount said housing upon a surface, said means comprising a member passing through two sides of the housing and through the opening in the rod means slideable within said housing.

Claim 15

The apparatus of claim 11, wherein said housing is provided with at least one protruding member cooperative with the surface upon which said housing is mounted in such manner as to penetrate said surface to prevent any pivotal movement of the housing element.