Patent ID: 9550458
Date: 2017-01-24
CPC Classifications: B60R

Claim:
1. A combination side bar and vehicle step assembly, the assembly comprising: a side bar configured to be mounted to a vehicle by at least one mounting bracket defining a mounting surface configured to mate with the vehicle; and an extendable vehicle step comprising a stepping platform connected to at least one pair of arms, the at least one pair of arms connected to a frame, the frame being connected to the at least one mounting bracket; a fastener coupling the at least one mounting bracket to the side bar, the fastener configured to extend into and be retained within a longitudinal opening in the side bar generally facing towards the vehicle; wherein the extendable vehicle step is movable between a stored and a deployed position, where the vehicle step is in the deployed position below and outboard to the side bar, and when the extendable vehicle step is in the deployed position, the stepping platform is at least partially outboard to the side bar; and wherein the side bar is configured to be translatable in a lengthwise direction of the vehicle with respect to the at least one mounting bracket by sliding the fastener through the longitudinal opening.