Stepwell cover apparatus

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2005-02-01

2005-02-01

Patel, Kiran (Department: 3612)

Land vehicles: bodies and tops

Tops

Load cover

C296S168000, C296S155000, C105S450000, C105S455000, C105S447000, C280S166000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06848735

ABSTRACT:
A stepwell cover apparatus for use in a vehicle having a stepwell including a step that is located below the floor of the vehicle. The apparatus includes a horizontal cover that may be retracted to a position below the floor in order to expose the steps of the stepwell and may be extended to a position flush with the floor in order to conceal the steps of the stepwell. In addition, the stepwell cover apparatus includes a drive mechanism for driving the horizontal cover between the fully extended and the fully retracted positions, a guide mechanism for guiding the horizontal cover during movement and pivot members that cooperate with the drive and guide mechanisms to raise the horizontal cover to a level flush with the floor when the cover reaches the fully extended position.

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