Patent ID: 8225969

Claim:
A mounting apparatus for securing a component to a base on a vehicle, the component having a first longitudinal lip extending along a first side thereof and having a second longitudinal lip extending along a second side substantially opposite the first side, the mounting apparatus comprising: an elongate track assembly fixedly coupled to the base and having a first and second edge sections and an intermediate central region, the first edge section configured to secure the first lip, and the second edge section configured to form a first wall; and a first wedge assembly coupled to the track assembly for engaging the first wall and the second lip to secure the component on the track assembly wherein the first wedge assembly comprises: an elongate body configured to be coupled to the track assembly and having a substantially flat region; and a wedge coupled to the substantially flat region beneath the flat region and configured to engage the first wall and the second lip; wherein the elongate body comprises a plurality of substantially flat regions each separated by a indented region wherein the first wedge assembly comprises a plurality of wedges, each wedge coupled to a different one of the plurality of flat regions and configured to engage the first wall and the second lip; wherein each of the plurality of wedges comprises first and second connectors and wherein each flat region includes first and second apertures for receiving the first and second connectors, respectively.