Automobile foot rest

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1989-08-28

1990-09-11

Song, Robert R.

Land vehicles: bodies and tops

Bodies

Foot rests

296 9723, B60N 306

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049556584

ABSTRACT:
An adjustable foot rest for an occupant of an automobile has a floor board, comprising an inflatable bladder mounted on the floor board, a foot pad mounted on the chamber for engagement by the occupant's foot, and mean for variably inflating the bladder to selectively position the foot pad. The inflating means comprises a source of compressed air, air distribution means including a valve for selectively connecting the chamber to the source and to atmosphere, and control means controlling operation of the valve to selectively position the foot pad. The inflatable bladder has a plurality of flexible chamber arranged in accordion fashion to enable substantially linear movement of the foot pad between extreme inflated and deflated positions. The foot pad and bladder are imbedded in a carpet cutout in the floor board for movement of the foot pad between a deflated position substantially flush with the carpet surface and a fully inflated position substantially displaced above the carpet surface.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3047088 (1962-07-01), Murrell
patent: 3059960 (1962-10-01), Komorowski et al.
patent: 3288239 (1966-11-01), Ristau
patent: 3487715 (1970-01-01), Straus
patent: 3860284 (1975-01-01), Lichtig
patent: 4778216 (1988-10-01), Stupakis

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