E-track connector

Abstract

An improved e-track connector, or lockdown, is presented that can be installed in single locations instead of provided in tracks as in the industry. It also possesses a finished slot that accepts logistics straps buckles. The slot is a complete rectangle with no excess material folded under it and has been deburred and finished smooth. The device also possesses a drain slot along the side of the tang and drain holes in the buckle receiver such that liquid will drain out of the connector when it is mounted horizontally.

1 . An improved e-track connector, the improved e-track connector comprised of a single piece of material, the single piece of material in the shape of a long, flat rectangle, the single piece of material formed into a buckle receiver and a tang,
 the buckle receiver a long hump in the middle of the single piece of material, the hump formed by pressing or molding, the hump possessing a buckle receiver slot,   the buckle receiver slot sized to accept an industry-standard buckle on a logistics strap, the edges of the buckle receiver slot finished smooth by deburring or other abrasive means, the edges of the buckle receiver slot trimmed of excess material such that the buckle receiver slot forms a rectangle, the buckle receiver possessing two drain holes extending from the interior of the buckle receiver to the exterior of the buckle receiver, one hole located at one end of the buckle receiver, the other hole located at the other end of the buckle receiver, the holes positioned so that fluid may low easily from the interior of the buckle receiver to the outside of the buckle receiver when the improved e-track connector is installed in a vertical orientation,   the tang a rim of material surrounding the buckle receiver, the tang generally flat, the tang possessing a shallow curvature at its center in parallel with the buckle receiver, this curvature making a gap approximately 1/32 of an inch wide when the tang is pressed against a flat surface, this gap permitting liquid to flow out of the buckle receiver when the improved e-track connector is installed in a horizontal orientation.   
   
   
       2 . The improved e-track connector of  claim 1 , where the single piece of material is selected from a list composed of mild steel, steel, aluminum, brass, titanium, and magnesium. 
   
   
       3 . The improved e-track connector of  claim 1 , where the tang possesses a plurality of connector holes passing through the tang sized to fit industry-standard connector devices.