Patent ID: 6659224
Filing Date: 2003-12-09
Classification: B60R,E06C

Abstract:
An articulating step assembly, comprising:a side member, wherein the side member is mountable to the undercarriage of a vehicle, and wherein the side member includes a guide slot having a first end and a second end; a drop linkage comprising an inverted L-shaped member, wherein a portion of the drop linkage is slidably positioned within the guide slot; a pivot linkage, wherein the pivot linkage includes a first end and a second end, and wherein the first end of the pivot linkage is pivotally coupled to the side member and the second end of the pivot linkage is pivotally coupled to the drop linkage; and a step associated with the drop linkage, whereupon articulation of the step from a refracted position to an extended position slidably displaces the portion of the drop linkage positioned within the guide slot from the first end toward the second end thereof and pivots the pivot linkage relative to each of the side member and the drop linkage.