Land vehicles: bodies and tops – Bodies – Foot rests
Reexamination Certificate
1999-04-20
2001-01-16
Dayoan, D. Glenn (Department: 3612)
Land vehicles: bodies and tops
Bodies
Foot rests
Reexamination Certificate
active
06174018
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates generally to footrests of the type provided on off-road vehicles, but may also be used on vehicles of the JEEP WRANGLER type which are used both on the road and off-road.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates generally to the provision of a removable footrest for use by the driver of the vehicle or by a passenger, as well, where the driver has removed the door and is in need of a convenient location for a footrest.
Owners of such vehicles are prone to remove the doors, providing hinge plates which would normally receive the pintles provided for this purpose on the door itself. The present invention takes advantage of this hinge plate in location, utilizing such a hinge plate as a convenient mounting for a footrest. The footrest includes angularly spaced abutment surfaces which are adapted to engage the hinge plate on the vehicle and the vehicle itself in order to brace the footrest in position so it will not rotate on the hinge axis.
REFERENCES:
patent: 4451057 (1984-05-01), Lawson
patent: 4984838 (1991-01-01), Kim
patent: 5836637 (1998-11-01), Laginess et al.
Dayoan D. Glenn
Engle Patricia
McCormick Paulding & Huber LLP
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