Patent ID: 11951946
Assignee: RIVIAN IP HOLDINGS, LLC
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 13:
14. A method comprising:
providing a support member including an elongated member to rotatably secure with a socket via a mount;
the support member configured to physically support an object when the support member is moved into a deployed position; and
the support member configured to rotate outwardly from the socket and downwardly from a stowed position to a deployed position;
movably mounting the support member within the socket, the socket configured to dispose within a door frame of a vehicle body;
the socket configured to receive at least a portion of the support member without obstructing closure of a door; and
the socket including an interior stop to engage the support member in the stowed position to maintain a gap between the elongated member of the support member and the socket;
the mount configured to movably secure the elongated member of the support member with the socket to rotate the support member between the stowed position and the deployed position; and
providing a lighting device to produce light to illuminate the support member;
the lighting device to produce light responsive to a disengagement between the elongated member of the support member and a sensor of the interior stop with the elongated member of the support member in the deployed position; and
the lighting device to halt production of light responsive to a reengagement between the elongated member of the support member and the sensor of the interior stop with the elongated member of the support member in the stowed position.