Patent ID: 11951948
Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 17:
18. A cargo bed system of a vehicle, comprising:
a floor assembly of a cargo bed, the floor assembly configured to transition back-and-forth between a standard position and an extended position; and
at least one step that moves with the floor assembly back-and-forth between the standard position and the extended position, the at least one step movable back-and-forth between a stowed position and a deployed position
wherein the at least one step is movable back-and-forth between the stowed position and the deployed position when the floor assembly is in the standard position, and the at least one step is movable back-and-forth between the stowed position and the deployed position when the floor assembly is in the extended position,
wherein the at least one step comprises a first step and a second step,
wherein the first step and the second step are independently movable back-and-forth between the deployed position and the stowed position,
wherein the first step includes no more than one step platform, the step platform pivotably connected to at least one support arm assembly, the step platform suspended from the at least one support arm assembly at a position vertically above ground when the at least one step is in the deployed position.