Patent ID: 6499564
Filing Date: 2002-12-31
Classification: B60R,E06C

Abstract:
A portable step for use with a vehicle, said step comprising:an L-shaped anchor that is adapted to be releasably connectable to said vehicle, said anchor having at least one member that is adapted to releasably engage at least one hole in said vehicle; first and second flexible members, each of said flexible members having respective first and second ends with the first end of each flexible member being connected to said anchor; first and second rails that respectively have first and second ends, the first end of said first rail being connected to the second end of the first flexible member, and the first end of said second rail being connected to the second end of the second flexible member; at least one step that is connected to the first and second rails, said step being connected to the first rail at a longitudinal position of said first rail that is located between the first and second ends of the first rail, said step also being connected to the second rail at a longitudinal position of said second rail that is located between the first and second ends of the second rail; first and second extension members, said first extension member being slidably connected to the first rail and said second extension member being slidably connected to the second rail, each of said extension members being independently adjustable; first locking means for securing said first extension member at a longitudinal position relative to said first rail wherein the first extension member projects a selected longitudinal distance from the second end of said first rail; and second locking means for securing said second extension member at a longitudinal position relative to said second rail wherein the second extension member projects a selected longitudinal distance for the second end of said second rail.