Patent ID: 8469330

Claim:
A system for securing an object to a vehicle, the system comprising: a first standoff configured to support an upper portion of an object and a second standoff configured to support a lower portion of the object, wherein each of the first standoff and second standoff comprises: an anchor coupled to the vehicle; a recoilable device having a fixed end coupled to the anchor and a free end opposite the fixed end; and a connector for coupling the free end of the recoilable device to the object, wherein the recoilable device is configured to: flex in response to an impact on the object; and rebound to return the object to a first original position in the absence of the impact; and wherein the first standoff further comprises: a support arm having a lower end coupled between the anchor and the recoilable device, and an upper end extended upward from the lower end; and a cable coupled to the upper end of the support arm and in support of the free end of the recoilable device, wherein at least the cable supports the free end of the recoilable device under the weight of the object.