Patent ID: 6588782
Filing Date: 2003-07-08
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
A running board assembly for attachment to a vehicle, the running board assembly comprising:an elongated support portion, the support portion including a support wall portion having an inward wall portion and an outward wall portion, the support portion further including an outward shoulder portion and an inward shoulder portion, the outward shoulder portion disposed on the outward wall portion, the inward shoulder portion disposed on the inward wall portion; at least two cap portions, each of the at least two cap portions connected to extend between the outward shoulder portion and the inward shoulder portion of the support portion, the at least two cap portions spaced from each other along a channel within the support portion, the spaced apart cap portions defining an opening between the cap portions for a step pad; and a step pad connected to the outward shoulder portion and the inward shoulder portion of the support portion, the step pad disposed in the opening.