Patent ID: 8974160
Filing Date: 2015-03-10
Classification: B60P,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A rail mounting system for a cargo area of a predetermined vehicle make, comprising: an elongate mounting rail extending in a longitudinal direction having a channel with a profile of a predetermined shape; and a slide member that has at least one portion that has a shape that is substantially complementary to at least a portion of the profile shape, the slide member being slidingly receiveable into the mounting rail channel; wherein the profile of the mounting rail is at least partially defined by a generally planar base, sidewalls extending upwardly and generally perpendicularly from opposite outer edges of the base, a guide wall extending generally perpendicularly from an upper edge of each of the sidewalls, and an integrally formed lip extending toward the base from an edge of each of the guide walls; wherein a plurality of fastening holes are defined in the generally planar base, the fastening holes positioned at predetermined locations corresponding with existing mounting fastener locations of the vehicle make; and wherein the slide member includes an upper wall that protrudes upwardly into a space between the lips of the mounting rail, inclined side walls that extend from each opposite edge of the upper wall, and a lip at an outermost edge of each of the inclined side walls, each of the lips of the slide member including a plurality of slots therein extending in the longitudinal direction and engaging a lower surface of a respective one of the guide walls to provide an enhanced locking condition.