Deployable step for motor vehicles

Details Deployable step for motor vehicles Deployable step for motor vehicles

2003-07-09

2008-10-14

Phan, Hau V (Department: 3618)

Land vehicles

Wheeled

Articulated vehicle

C280S163000, C280S166000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07434825

ABSTRACT:
A motor vehicle in accordance with the present invention includes a body having a front end, a rear end, a roof, and a rear structural member located at the rear end of the body. A motor vehicle further includes a plurality of wheels coupled to the body. A pair of brackets is coupled to the rear structural member. A rear bumper is configured to both cover the structural member and to allow for access to the brackets. A step is pivotally coupled to the brackets, and therefore to the structural member and motor vehicle. The step is operative to articulate about an axis between a first and second position.

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