Retractable tie-down

Claim 1

A retractable tie-down for the bed of a truck comprising the combination of: an elongated belt having opposite ends provided with loops; a hook member carried in one of said belt end loops and a spindle carried in the other of said belt end loops; a reel having a slotted storage hub, said hub surrounding said spindle and provided with a slot for passing said belt end loop therethrough for engagement with said spindle; a securement pin interconnecting said reel hub with said spindle; a mounting yoke carried on the bed of the truck rotatably supporting said reel and said belt; a spring retractor operably coupled between said reel and said mounting yoke for normally biasing said belt into a yieldable storage position in the form of a coil about said hub; an adjustment clamp carried on the length of said belt midway between its opposite ends in spaced relationship to said hook and said mounting yoke for selectively shortening or lengthening said belt; anchor means pivotally supporting said mounting yoke on the bed of the truck for operation under load in a fixed position or in a pivoting position; and securement means carried on said anchor means for selectively selectively securing said mounting yoke in said fixed position and releasing said mounting yoke for operation in said pivoting position.