Accessory mounting system for a vehicle and method for using the same

An accessory mounting system for mounting an accessory on a vehicle, the accessory mounting system comprising:

• a rail removably connectable to the vehicle, the rail being provided with a slot extending therealong and opening on a top surface of the rail;
• a connector slidably coupled to the rail, the connector having a head portion adapted to slidably engage the slot and a shank portion extending from the head portion vertically above the top surface of the rail, the shank portion having threads defined therealong;
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• a mounting fixture adapted to have a portion of the accessory be connected thereto, the mounting fixture having a top surface, a bottom surface and a fastener opening defined through a thickness thereof and opening on the top surface and the bottom surface;
• a fastener shaped and sized to extend through the fastener opening defined through the thickness of the mounting fixture, such that a distal end of the fastener is configured to engage the threads of the connector in order to fasten the mounting fixture to the connector.

An accessory mounting system for mounting an accessory on a vehicle, the accessory mounting system comprising:

• a mounting assembly, comprising:
• an elongated rail removably connectable to the vehicle, the elongated rail being provided with a slot extending therealong and opening on a top surface of the elongated rail;
• at least two connectors slidably coupled to the elongated rail, each connector having a head portion adapted to slidably engage the slot of the elongated rail, and a shank portion extending from the head portion and vertically above the top surface of the elongated rail;
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• a mounting fixture connectable to the at least two connectors and adapted to have a portion of the accessory be connected thereto, the mounting fixture being connected to the at least two connectors such that rotation of the mounting fixture relative to the elongated rail is prevented and such that moving the at least two connectors along the slot correspondingly displaces the mounting fixture along the elongated rail, wherein the shank portion comprises a female connector, and wherein the mounting fixture comprises a male connector configured to be coupled to the female connector,
• wherein the male connector comprises one or more fasteners extending through the mounting fixture and adapted to engage the shank portion, and wherein the fasteners are selectively operable to secure the position of the connector along the slot.

An accessory mounting system for mounting an accessory on a vehicle, the accessory mounting system comprising:

• a rail removably connectable to the vehicle, the rail being provided with a slot extending therealong and opening on a top surface of the rail;
• a connector slidably coupled to the rail, the connector having a head portion adapted to slidably engage the slot and a shank portion extending from the head portion vertically above the top surface of the rail, the shank portion having threads defined therealong;
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• a mounting fixture adapted to have a portion of the accessory be connected thereto, the mounting fixture having an opening defined through a thickness thereof and being connectable to the connector via a fastener extending through the opening, the fastener being configured to cooperate with the threads of the connector to connect the mounting fixture to the connector, wherein the shank portion of the connector comprises a hole defined along a portion thereof, and wherein the threads are defined along an inner surface of the hole, and wherein the fastener comprises corresponding threads defined along an outer surface thereof.