Patent ID: 11878657
Assignee: nan
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 6:
7. A system to secure articles to a vehicle, comprising:
a longitudinal elongate rail traversing a longitudinal direction, the longitudinal rail including a flattened upper surface along its length across a width of the longitudinal elongate rail; and
first and second cradles slidably mounted to the longitudinal elongate rail, wherein each of said cradles can be releasably clamped in place onto the rail to hold the position of the cradle stationary with respect to the longitudinal elongate rail, wherein each of said cradles includes:
a lateral plate having a flattened lower surface releasably clamped to the flattened upper surface of the elongate rail, the lateral plate being orthogonally oriented with respect to said longitudinal elongate rail, wherein said lateral plate does not substantially contact a side portion of the longitudinal elongate rail; and
at least one upwardly extending bracket releasably clamped to said lateral plate, said at least one upwardly extending bracket including a flattened lower plate portion configured to be clamped to the lateral plate, and an upwardly extending portion, wherein the at least one upwardly extending bracket is configured to be slid along the lateral plate, and further wherein at least one of the lateral plate and the at least one upwardly extending bracket includes at least one adjustment slot defined therethrough to permit relative movement of the at least one upwardly extending bracket and the lateral plate, and still further wherein at least one engageable clamping fastener extends through the lateral plate and the at least one upwardly extending bracket.