Any body know what this may be ?

Got these a few weeks back . gonna start picking up old tools and listing them on ebay . I have no idea what these are , I thought they were drawer pulls. My old man thinks they are to heavy and are boat tie downs of some sort.



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Originally Posted by redcrossnj

Got these a few weeks back . gonna start picking up old tools and listing them on ebay . I have no idea what these are , I thought they were drawer pulls. My old man thinks they are to heavy and are boat tie downs of some sort.



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Partially correct.

They are more likely from a trailer or other shipping mechanism. Look a little too heavy duty to be from a standard boat.

They are called cleats, or tie down points, newer styles are mainly the D ring style. The hideaway style is really nice, keeps many toes from being smashed from a flat bed trailer.

If there is a gripping surface on the underside when they flip out, they are hideaway steps for trailers or other thigns where a standard step would be an annoyance.

They might be inset pocket handles for a trap door on floor level.

touche Yunkman.

I forgot about those.

If your hands fit in them and they only come up 90 degrees I would say they are handles for a heavy box, like a tool box.

I vote tie downs.