Patent ID: 11919480
Assignee: DEE ZEE, INC.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 14:
15. A method of assembling a side step assembly, comprising:
inserting a hinge feature of a second elongated body part of a step body into a groove of a first elongated body part, the hinge feature located between a first vertical portion of the first elongated body part and a second vertical portion of the second elongated body part, the hinge feature received by a groove feature that is located between the first vertical portion and the second vertical portion such that the hinge feature and groove feature are spaced vertically from both a first exterior facing surface of the first elongated body part and a second exterior facing surface of the second elongated body part;
rotating the second elongated body part and hinge feature relative to the first elongated body part; and
connecting the first and second elongated body parts together to form the step body.