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

Claim 12:
13. A retractable vehicle step, comprising:
an upper mount configured to be attached to a frame of a vehicle;
a first arm having a first end pivotally coupled to the upper mount at a first pivot axis;
a second arm having a first end pivotally coupled to the upper mount at a second pivot axis;
a 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 lower mount such that pivoting of the first arm and the second arm with respect to the upper mount and the 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,
wherein the upper mount comprises a first mounting hole for receiving a first fastener to attach the upper mount to the frame of the vehicle, and a second mounting hole for receiving a second fastener to attach the upper mount to the frame of the vehicle,
wherein the first mounting hole and the second mounting hole are aligned along a direction that is substantially perpendicular to the lateral direction along which the stepping surface extends, and
wherein each of the first, second, third, and fourth pivot axes are oriented at an angle to the direction along which the mounting holes are aligned and to the lateral direction along which the stepping surface extends.