Patent ID: 11926286
Assignee: LUND MOTION PRODUCTS, INC.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 5:
6. A retractable vehicle step, comprising:
a mounting portion configured to mount to a vehicle;
a stepping member comprising a stepping surface the extends along a longitudinal direction; and
a linkage comprising at least one arm, the linkage being configured to move the stepping member with respect to the mounting portion between a retracted position and a deployed position, the deployed position being laterally outward of the retracted position,
wherein the mounting portion comprises:
a first mounting component configured to attach to a portion of the vehicle; and
a second mounting component removably attachable to the first mounting component,

wherein the second mounting component is removably attachable to the first mounting component in at least a first position and a second position, wherein the first position comprises attaching the second mounting component to the first mounting component in a position that is laterally outward of the second position, and
wherein at least one of the first mounting component or the second mounting component comprises one or more oblong apertures extending in the lateral direction that enable the second mounting component to be removably attachable to the first mounting component in at least the first position and the second position.