Patent ID: 8641068

Claim:
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 having a slot located opposite a front face of the decorative rail and extending the length of the decorative rail; a clip positionable within the slot of the decorative rail; a step having a rear face complementary in shape to the front face of the decorative rail but being a separate structure apart from the decorative rail; a mounting bracket; the clip being moveable along the slot to a desired mounting bracket mounting point for the step and receiving fastening means for releaseably securing the decorative rail and the step to the mounting bracket; a rear wall portion of the decorative rail lying between the clip and the mounting bracket and preventing the clip from exiting the slot when the decorative rail is releaseably secured to the mounting bracket; the decorative rail and the step each when mounted to the mounting bracket having the front face of the decorative rail in contact with the rear face of the step and concealing the mounting bracket from view and giving an appearance that the decorative rail and not the mounting bracket supports the step.