A quick release fitting for securing seating or other equipment to a
section of aircraft floor track channel comprises a lower jaw member, an
upper jaw member and multiple T-shaped cam members nested between
locating dowels extending from the lower surface of the lower jaw member.
The locating dowels are disposed in a plurality of adjacent cutouts in
the floor track channel to locate the lower jaw member, and with it the
rest of the quick release fitting. As the cam members are rotated to
engage the aircraft floor track channel, the camming action draws the
upper and lower jaw members together to squeeze a flange attached to the
piece of equipment between the beveled facing surfaces of the upper and
lower jaw members. Use of multiple T-shaped cams engaging the floor track
channel adjacent a plurality of adjacent cutouts allows for better
distribution of load along the floor track channel and the use of beveled
jaws to support the equipment allows for angular misalignment of adjacent
floor track channels.