Patent ID: 11858612
Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  A  E | IPC A  B  E

Claim 4:
5. The step system of claim 1 further comprising:
the first tension spring attached to:
the interior of the insert at a first end of the first tension spring;
the first end of a shaft at a second end of the first tension spring;
the second end of the shaft rotatably connected to the foot pedal on a side of the foot pedal opposite a trim surface of the foot pedal;
the grip connected, on a side of the grip opposite the trim surface of the grip, to a first end of a first linkage bar that extends, parallel to the shaft, into the wall and connects, at a second end of the first linkage bar, to a second linkage bar that connects to the first end of the second tension spring and the first collar; and
the second collar anchored onto the shaft such that a deployment of the grip out of the wall translates the first collar into contact with the second collar such that the side of the foot pedal opposite the trim surface of the foot pedal extends out beyond the trim surface of the wall.