Land vehicles – Wheeled – Attachment
Reexamination Certificate
2011-07-12
2011-07-12
Vanaman, Frank B (Department: 3618)
Land vehicles
Wheeled
Attachment
Reexamination Certificate
active
07976042
ABSTRACT:
A step assembly includes an upper housing adapted to be fixedly secured to the motor vehicle. A step is movable relative to the upper housing between a stowed position and a deployed position. A single arm is pivotal with respect to the upper housing and pivotal with respect to the step in order to form a three-bar linkage for moving the step between the stowed and deployed positions.
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Chuba Charles J.
Harding John
Kuntze Christopher J.
Thompson Trevor
Watson Bradley E.
Miller Canfield
Vanaman Frank B
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