Patent ID: 11970136
Assignee: NAADE, INC.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A selectively deployable step connectable to a receiver tube on a trailer hitch, the step comprising:
a hitch tube configured to be connectable to the receiver tube on the trailer hitch, the hitch tube having an end surface;
a mounting flange connected to the hitch tube in spaced relation to the end surface;
a main body pivotally connected to the mounting flange and transitional between a first position and a second position, the main body being configured to extend over the end surface of the hitch tube when the main body is in the first position, at least a portion of the main body moving away from the hitch tube as the main body transitions from the first position toward the second position such that at least a portion of the end surface of the hitch tube is uncovered by the main body when the main body is in the second position;
a spring connected to the main body and the mounting flange, the spring being configured to apply a biasing force to the main body which biases the main body toward the first position; and
a resilient cover extending over at least a portion of the main body.