CPC B60R 9/045 (2013.01) [B60R 9/048 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. An assembly for supporting a load relative to a vehicle, the assembly comprising:
an elongate bar configured for fixing to the vehicle, the elongate bar having a sidewall and at least one support structure, the at least one support structure defining a pair of opposed, diverging retention surfaces, each retention surface extending away from the sidewall; and
at least one engaging mechanism configured to be secured to the load, the at least one engaging mechanism defining a pair of opposed abutment surfaces shaped to be complementary to the retention surfaces, the abutment surfaces configured so that, in use, each abutment surface abuts and lies against one of the retention surfaces, the at least one engaging mechanism operable to urge the abutment surfaces against the retention surfaces to engage the elongate bar.
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