Running Board Attachment
OwnerBrian McFarlaneinventor
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Abstract
A running board attachment. The running board attachment forms a barrier to restrict the passage of objects through the area between a vehicle body and a running board mounted distantly from the vehicle body.
Claims20
An apparatus for use with a running board adapted to be attached to the body of a vehicle, the running board having a step region positioned away from the body of a vehicle and defining an open area between the step region and the vehicle body, said apparatus comprising:
- a shield member defining a top edge terminating near the vehicle body and a bottom edge terminating near the running board, said shield member extending between the running board and the vehicle body and forming a barrier to restrict objects from passing between the running board and the vehicle body.
An apparatus for use with a running board secured to and carried by a set of mounts that attach to the body of a vehicle and position the running board away from the body of a vehicle, the running board and the vehicle body defining an open area between the vehicle body and a step region of the running board, said apparatus comprising:
- said shield member configured to be secured to selected mounts from the set of mounts and substantially cover the open area between the running board and the vehicle body, said shield member defining a top edge terminating near the vehicle body and a bottom edge terminating near the running board when secured to the selected mounts.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.