Patent ID: 11964629
Assignee: LUND MOTION PRODUCTS, INC.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A retractable vehicle step, comprising:
a single upper mount configured to be attached to a frame of a vehicle;
a first arm having a first end pivotally coupled to the single upper mount at a first pivot axis;
a second arm having a first end pivotally coupled to the single upper mount at a second pivot axis;
a single lower mount having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end being pivotally coupled to a second end of the first arm at a third pivot axis and to a second end of the second arm at a fourth pivot axis; and
a stepping member coupled to the distal end of the single lower mount such that pivoting of the first arm and the second arm with respect to the single upper mount and the single lower mount can move the stepping member between a retracted position and an extended position,
wherein the stepping member comprises a stepping surface that extends along a lateral direction from a first end of the stepping member to a second end of the stepping member, and
wherein the distal end of the single lower mount is offset with respect to the stepping member along the lateral direction toward one of the first or second ends of the stepping member.