Universal mounting bracket for running boards
First Claim
1. In combination:
- a vehicle having opposing side panels and opposing first and second rocker panels at the lower end of the side panels, the rocker panels each having an outward surface, a bottom wall, and an inward surface projecting generally vertically downwardly from a floor board of the vehicle;
a pair of universal mounting brackets secured to the inward surface of said first rocker panel and spaced apart along a horizontal length of the first rocker panel;
each said bracket including;
an upper foot connected to an upper end of an adjustable length back, and extending generally horizontally inwardly from the back;
a lower foot connected to a lower end of the back and extending generally horizontally outwardly from the back; and
a hanger connected to the back and mounted on the first rocker panel inward surface with the lower foot projecting outwardly and below the rocker panel bottom wall and the upper foot projecting inwardly and under the vehicle and in contact with the vehicle floor board; and
an elongated running board having a horizontally extending step portion and a vertically extending back wall, the running board step portion mounted on the lower feet of said brackets, and the running board back wall secured to the first rocker panel bottom wall.
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Abstract
A universal mounting bracket includes a pair of upper and lower generally L-shaped legs connected together along their backs to permit slidable length adjustment between the upper and lower feet of the legs. A hanger is connected to the back and secured to an inward surface of a rocker panel to support the hanger with the upper foot in contact with the vehicle floor board and the lower foot projecting horizontally outwardly from below the rocker panel to support a running board thereon. The upper and lower legs of the bracket have the feet connected to the back portion at an angle greater than 90° relative to the horizontal, such that adjustment of the length of the backs will move the lower foot both horizontally and vertically relative to the upper foot. A running board is secured to the lower foot of the bracket, and has a back wall which is secured to the bottom wall of the rocker panel.
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1. In combination:
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a vehicle having opposing side panels and opposing first and second rocker panels at the lower end of the side panels, the rocker panels each having an outward surface, a bottom wall, and an inward surface projecting generally vertically downwardly from a floor board of the vehicle; a pair of universal mounting brackets secured to the inward surface of said first rocker panel and spaced apart along a horizontal length of the first rocker panel; each said bracket including; an upper foot connected to an upper end of an adjustable length back, and extending generally horizontally inwardly from the back; a lower foot connected to a lower end of the back and extending generally horizontally outwardly from the back; and a hanger connected to the back and mounted on the first rocker panel inward surface with the lower foot projecting outwardly and below the rocker panel bottom wall and the upper foot projecting inwardly and under the vehicle and in contact with the vehicle floor board; and an elongated running board having a horizontally extending step portion and a vertically extending back wall, the running board step portion mounted on the lower feet of said brackets, and the running board back wall secured to the first rocker panel bottom wall. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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