System for mounting on the surface of the body of a vehicle

A system (200) for mounting items to a surface of a vehicle body, the system comprising one or more devices (100) configured to secure one or more brackets (300) including an elongate rail (400) to which the items are mounted;

• each device when in an orientation intended for use including:
• an upper housing (2) made of a relatively hard material, the upper housing having a first and a second end and a cavity located between the first and second ends, said ends having a different vertical height, the first end not overlapping the cavity and including at least one through-going hole (12);
• a bottom part (4) made of a flexible, relatively soft material arranged coaxial to the cavity-and-configured to shift its configuration between a disengaged configuration, in which a bottom surface (6) of the bottom part (4) is planar, and an engaged configuration, in which the bottom surface is concave;
• a spring (26) that is disposed between and in contact with a top surface (8) of the bottom part (4) and a bottom surface of the upper housing (2);
• actuator means (10) located in the upper housing and extending at least partly into the cavity for actuating the bottom part between the disengaged and engaged configurations when in a released and locked state, respectively;
• attachment means (28) at least partially received by the at least one through going hole and configured for releasably connecting a portion of the elongate rail to the at least one through-going hole;
• and
• a fixation part that engages the attachment means at a location below the upper housing for covering the attachment means to prevent unintentional disengagement;
• wherein the attachment means (28) snap-fittingly interlocks with the bottom surface of the upper housing (2).