Running board mounting bracket
First Claim
1. A running board mounting bracket comprising:
- a structural body extending longitudinally between a distal end and a support end, a mounting flange extending from said structural body at said support end, said mounting flange canted relative to the longitudinal extent of said structural body, said mounting flange having bores for mounting said bracket to a vehicle frame, a web extending between said mounting flange and said distal end redirecting bending forces from the interface between said mounting flange and said structural body and transferring said bending forces from said structural body to said mounting flange in a compressive mariner, said web including a rib extending generally orthogonal and longitudinal to said structural body between said mounting flange and said distal end and a panel extending generally perpendicular to said rib and longitudinal to said structural body between said mounting flange and said distal end forming an I-beam structural relation therebetween.
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Abstract
A running board mounting bracket has a structural body having a distal end and a support end. A mounting flange extends from the structural body at the support end and is canted relative to the longitudinal extent of the structural body. The mounting flange has bores for mounting the bracket to an inboard surface of a vehicle frame. A web extends between the mounting flange and the distal end redirecting bending forces from the interface between the mounting flange and the structural body and transferring the bending forces from the structural body to the mounting flange in a compressive manner. The web has a rib extending along the web forming an I-beam relation with the structural body.
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13 Claims
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1. A running board mounting bracket comprising:
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a structural body extending longitudinally between a distal end and a support end, a mounting flange extending from said structural body at said support end, said mounting flange canted relative to the longitudinal extent of said structural body, said mounting flange having bores for mounting said bracket to a vehicle frame, a web extending between said mounting flange and said distal end redirecting bending forces from the interface between said mounting flange and said structural body and transferring said bending forces from said structural body to said mounting flange in a compressive mariner, said web including a rib extending generally orthogonal and longitudinal to said structural body between said mounting flange and said distal end and a panel extending generally perpendicular to said rib and longitudinal to said structural body between said mounting flange and said distal end forming an I-beam structural relation therebetween. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A running board mounting bracket comprising:
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an annular ring having an opening therethrough configured to receive an arm of a running board in a complementary fit;
a mounting flange spaced from said annular ring and canted relative to the longitudinal extent thereof, said mounting flange having an opening therethrough configured to receive the arm of the running board in a complementary fit and bores for mounting said bracket to a vehicle frame; and
a web extending between said mounting flange and said annular ring, said web including a rib extending generally orthogonal and longitudinal between said mounting flange and said annular ring and a panel extending generally perpendicular to said rib and longitudinal between said mounting flange and said annular ring forming an I-beam structural relation therebetween for transferring bending forces from the arm to said mounting flange in a compressive manner. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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