Patent ID: 7661693
Filing Date: 2010-02-16
Classification: B60D,B60R

Abstract:
1. A combination assembly comprising a trailer hitch and a step platform adapted for positioning at the rear of a vehicle, said assembly including a housing for interconnecting said trailer hitch and said step platform together, said trailer hitch including a tubular support member having a distal end and a proximal end wherein said distal end is adapted for connection to a receiver hitch on a vehicle body, said step platform including a step arm having a distal end and a proximal end wherein said step arm distal end is pivotally connected to said housing for pivotal movement between a storage position generally underneath the vehicle and a use position in which the step arm extends outward from under the vehicle, and said step arm proximal end includes a foot rest where a user's foot may be placed when stepping into the vehicle, said housing is a generally U-shaped member having a base and upper and lower generally parallel plates outwardly extending therefrom, said plates supporting pivotal connection means for connecting said step arm distal end to said housing and step arm locking means for locking said step arm in either the step arm's said storage or use positions, said trailer hitch support member positioned against the base of said housing member end between the plates thereof and means for attaching said support member to said housing.