Mounting system for devices or objects in a vehicle and methods of making and using

A mounting system for mounting devices or objects within a vehicle, the mounting system comprising:

• a rail having a first end configured for coupling to a floor of a vehicle and a second end opposite the first end, the rail comprising a first section extending upward from the first end away from the floor when the rail is coupled to the floor and a horizontal section intermediate between the first section and the second end, the horizontal section having a horizontal length of at least 0.07 meters, wherein the rail is configured for attachment of one or more mounts to the rail at multiple positions along the rail;
• a first attachment arrangement configured for attachment to the first end of the rail and for attachment to the floor;
• and
• a second attachment arrangement physically separate from the first attachment arrangement and configured for attachment of the horizontal section to a dashboard of the vehicle.

A mounting system for mounting devices or objects within a vehicle, the mounting system comprising:

• a rail having at least one vertical section extending vertically relative to the vehicle when the mounting system is mounted in the vehicle and at least one horizontal section extending horizontally relative to the vehicle when the mounting system is mounted in the vehicle, the at least one horizontal section comprising a first horizontal section having a horizontal length of at least 0.07 meters, wherein the rail is configured for attachment of one or more mounts to the rail at multiple positions along the rail;
• a first attachment arrangement configured for attachment to a one of the at least one vertical section and for attachment to a dashboard of the vehicle or a console attached to, or mountable in, the vehicle;
• and
• a second attachment arrangement physically separate from the first attachment arrangement and configured for attachment to the first horizontal section and for attachment to the dashboard of the vehicle.