Patent ID: 6659485
Filing Date: 2003-12-09
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
A footboard for making it easy for a person to get on and off a step portion and comprising:an attachment member for attaching said footboard to a floor face or a vicinity of said floor face of a portion for getting on and off of said step portion; left and right advancing/receding members supported by said attachment member to advance and recede in a back-and-forth direction; left and right lifting/lowering stays respectively mounted to said left and right advancing/receding members; a footboard main body supported horizontally or substantially horizontally by the left and right lifting/lowering stays; an operating member provided to said footboard main body and formed of a grip or a handle with which advancing/receding and lifting/lowering operations are carried out; and wherein each of said left and right lifting/lowering stays respectively mounted to said left and right advancing/receding members is formed of a link body formed by crossing two stays in an X shape in a side view and fixing a portion of intersection for pivoting by a pin.