Patent ID: 8016309

Claim:
A running board assembly for mounting to a vehicle, said assembly comprising an extruded running board body, and a cover member; said running board body having an upper surface, an outboard surface and an inboard surface, and wherein said cover member comprises an upper surface, an outboard surface and an inboard surface, wherein said outboard surface of said cover member extends over substantially all of said outboard surface of said running board body and said upper surface of said cover member extends over substantially all of said upper surface of running board body; and wherein said cover member comprises a first return lip; and wherein said outboard surface of said running board body comprises at least one retention surface and said retention surface receives said first return lip; and wherein said inboard surface of said running board body comprises at least one mounting groove and wherein said inboard surface of said cover member comprises a second return lip and said second return lip is received in said mounting groove.