Patent ID: 6905098

Claim:
A retainer for use in securing items within a vehicle comprising: a lower mounting iso having a mounting base upper surface and a mounting base lower surface mod defining a central opening, the lower mounting base including at least one rail extending outwardly from and across the mounting base upper surface, a release member extending radially outward from the central opening, and a retainer leg extending outwardly from the mounting base lower surface, and an upper component releasably mountable to the lower mounting base, the upper component having an upper surface and a lower surface, the upper component including at least one rail extending outwardly from and across the lower surface of the upper component for slidable engagement with the at least one rail of the lower mounting base, a central rib extending outwardly from and across the lower surface of the upper component for engagement with the release member, the release member having a fixed end and a free end, the free end being movable to permit the slidable release of the upper component from the lower mounting base, such that when released, the lower surface of the upper component is caused to slide across the mounting base upper surface of the lower mounting base, and an item-mounting member extending outwardly from the upper surface of the upper component for mounting items to the retainer.