Multi-purpose motor vehicle accessory
OwnerOckie Lombardinventor
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Abstract
A removable multipurpose running board assembly for a motor vehicle wherein the running board is of extruded material provided with a pair of transverse sockets to receive support pins. A pair of clamps securable to the vehicle provide anchor ports to which the support pins are mounted to removably retain a running board in position when the support pins are located in the sockets.
Claims8
A multi purpose running board assembly comprising a running board extruded from aluminum to a hollow section reinforced by ribs and having a pair of sockets extending through a width thereof, a pair of clamps securable to a vehicle with each clamp providing an anchor post for a support pin mounted thereon and engageable in a respective socket to locate the running board at a location on the vehicle, the support pins being pivotable parallel to the location for the running board and means for releasably retaining each support pin in a respective socket.
A running board assembly comprising:
- a running board having a hollow interior section reinforced by ribs and having a pair of sockets extending along the width thereof,
- a pair of clamps securable to a vehicle, each clamp providing an anchor post for a respective support pin mounted thereon, wherein each support pin is received in a respective socket of the running board to locate the running board, the support pins being pivotable in a plane parallel to the running board when the running board is located on the support pins, and
- a retaining mechanism constructed and arranged to selectively retain the support pins in their respective sockets.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.