Patent ID: 6951321

Claim:
An apparatus for lining a compartment, the apparatus comprising: a plurality of liner panels each having formed edges angling away from facing sides of the liner panels; a mounting channel mounted on a supporting structure and having an opening for receiving the angled edges of the liner panels, the mounting channel having a receiving opening along a first edge and a securing groove spaced apart from the first edge toward a backside of the mounting channel, the securing groove having a first width wider than a second width of the receiving opening; and a spline configured to forcibly secure the liner panels into the mounting channel when the spline is pressed against the angled edges of the liner panels and into the mounting channel, the spline including a securing tongue having a third width wider than the second width but smaller than the first width, wherein at least one of the securing tongue and the mounting channel is deformable such that the securing tongue is pressable through the receiving opening of the mounting channel into the securing groove so that when the spline is pressed against the angled edges of the cargo liner sections and into the mounting channel, the angled edges of the liner panels wrap around the securing tongue and between the securing tongue and inside surfaces of the mounting channel.