Patent ID: 6588781
Filing Date: 2003-07-08
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
A step assembly for attachment to a structural member of a motor vehicle, the step assembly comprising:a main body portion having a generally planar step surface; and a pair of support brackets, each having a first portion with a free end including a flange portion oriented substantially perpendicular to the planar step surface and adapted to be removably secured to the structural member of the motor vehicle, and a downwardly facing tab for locating the flange portion relative to the structural member of the motor vehicle, a second portion having a pair of rail segments each having a downwardly opening generally U-shaped gross section, the pair of rail segments joined by a horizontal segment secured to the main body portion, and an intermediate portion connecting the first and second portions and tapering therebetween; wherein the main body portion includes an underside defining a pair of channels, each channel shaped to receive all of the second portion and a part of the intermediate portion of an associated one of the support brackets.