Patent ID: 9346404
Filing Date: 2016-05-24
CPC Classification: B60R

Claim Text:
1. A motor vehicle side bar for installation on a motor vehicle below a rocker panel of the motor vehicle, the motor vehicle side bar comprising: a decorative rail sized to span substantially an entire longitudinal length of the rocker panel, the decorative rail including a front wall, a rear wall spaced apart from the front wall, and a hollow interior formed by and between the front and rear walls, a top and a bottom portion of the rear wall being spaced apart from one another to form a longitudinally extending slot of the rear wall to provide access into and along the hollow interior; a mounting means positionable within the slot and the hollow interior space of the decorative rail and arranged to connect the decorative rail to a mounting bracket that is arranged to mount the decorative rail to a desired mounting location on the motor vehicle; and at least one step being a separate structure apart from the decorative rail and positionable to a desired mounting location relative to the decorative rail; wherein the step contacts the front wall of the decorative rail when the side bar is in an assembled state.