Attachment apparatus for the attachment of vehicle accessories to a vehicle structure

An attachment apparatus for attachment of a vehicle accessory to a vehicle structure comprising:

• a mount for mounting the vehicle accessory,
• the mount including a channel;
• at least one beam having a first end engageable with the mount, a second end opposite the first end and a substantially longitudinal slot therebetween;
• the first end of the at least one beam including a mount engagement region,
• the mount including a channel configured to engage the mount engagement region, to, in turn, facilitate retained slidable movement of the mount engagement region along the channel,
• the slot including a proximal end near the first end of the beam, a distal end near the second end of the beam, and opposing walls therebetween, one of the opposing walls having an opening for receiving the vehicle structure into the slot;
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• a clamping member movably positionable along at least a portion of the beam between the first and second ends thereof for clamping the vehicle structure therebetween.

An attachment apparatus for attachment of a vehicle accessory to a vehicle structure comprising:

• a mount for mounting the vehicle accessory;
• at least one beam having a first end engageable with the mount, a second end opposite the first end and a substantially longitudinal slot therebetween;
• the slot including a proximal end near the first end of the beam, a distal end near the second end of the beam, and opposing walls therebetween, one of the opposing walls having an opening for receiving the vehicle structure into the slot;
• a clamping member movably positionable along at least a portion of the beam between the first and second ends thereof for clamping the vehicle structure therebetween;
• the at least one beam further including a first threadform extending longitudinally between the first and second ends thereof;
• the clamping member including a ring member extending transversely around the at least one beam, the ring member including a second mating threadform engaging the first threadform of the at least one beam, wherein rotation of the ring member about the at least beam member in a first direction moves the clamping member toward the first end of the beam, and rotation of the ring member about the at least one beam in a direction opposite the first direction moves the clamping member toward the second end of the at least one beam;
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• means for precluding the inadvertent rotation of the ring member about the at least one beam member.

An attachment apparatus for attachment of a vehicle accessory to a vehicle structure comprising:

• a mount for mounting the vehicle accessory;
• at least one beam having a first end engageable with the mount, a second end opposite the first end and a substantially longitudinal slot therebetween;
• and
• the slot including a proximal end near the first end of the beam, a distal end near the second end of the beam, and opposing walls therebetween, one of the opposing walls having an opening for receiving the vehicle structure into the slot;
• a clamping member movably positionable along at least a portion of the beam between the first and second ends thereof for clamping the vehicle structure therebetween;
• and
• the distal end of the slot member including a substantially concave region for retaining a portion of the vehicle structure within the slot.

An attachment apparatus for attachment of a vehicle accessory to a vehicle structure comprising:

• a mount for mounting the vehicle accessory;
• at least one beam having a first end engageable with the mount, a second end opposite the first end and a substantially longitudinal slot therebetween;
• the slot including a proximal end near the first end of the beam, a distal end near the second end of the beam, and opposing walls therebetween, one of the opposing walls having an opening for receiving the vehicle structure into the slot;
• a clamping member movably positionable along at least a portion of the beam between the first and second ends thereof for clamping the vehicle structure therebetween;
• the opposing wall having the opening being capable of flexing, to in turn, temporarily enlarge the opening for accepting the vehicle structure;
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• the clamping member including means for limiting the relative flexing of the opposing wall having the opening.

An apparatus for attachment of a vehicle accessory to a vehicle structure comprising:

• a mount for mounting the vehicle accessory;
• at least one beam having a first end engageable with the mount, a second end opposite the first end and a substantially longitudinal slot therebetween;
• the slot including a closed proximal end near the first end of the beam, a closed distal end near the second end of the beam, and opposing walls therebetween, one of the opposing walls having an opening for receiving the vehicle structure into the slot;
• and
• a clamping member movably positionable along at least a portion of the beam between the first and second ends thereof for clamping the vehicle structure therebetween.