Land vehicles – Wheeled – Attachment
Patent
2000-01-07
2000-06-20
Mai, Lanna
Land vehicles
Wheeled
Attachment
182150, B60R 300, E04G 310
Patent
active
060768444
ABSTRACT:
The apparatus for providing access steps to a vehicle and a method of installing same on a heavy or medium duty truck. In its most basic form, the apparatus is comprised of an access step and two step brackets. The brackets are installed to outer surfaces of the tank straps which hold a fuel tank to a frame rail of the vehicle. The access step and step brackets have tabs and flaps or slots which can be combined to attach the access step to the step brackets with a reduced number of fasteners.
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patent: 4102432 (1978-07-01), Bustin
patent: 5054799 (1991-10-01), Fingerle
patent: 5593167 (1997-01-01), Barnhardt et al.
Askew Gerald W.
Stuart John W.
Calfa Jeffrey P.
Mai Lanna
Navistar International Transportation Corp.
Restifo Jeff
Sullivan Dennis Kelly
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