Patent ID: 8622173
Filing Date: 2014-01-07
Classification: B60R,E06C

Abstract:
1. In combination with a tactical vehicle comprising a cab portion located at a front of the vehicle and a vehicle bed located at a rear of the vehicle, the vehicle bed comprising a base platform, a deck deployment system adapted to facilitate transfer of personnel between spaced elevations, said deck deployment system comprising: an elevated personnel deck and defining a deck surface for supporting personnel, said deck surface extending substantially from the front of said vehicle to the rear of said vehicle, and said personnel deck comprising a pivoted front deck section extending directly over and above the cab portion of said vehicle and a fixed-elevation rear deck section located directly over and above said base platform, the front deck section designed to elevate relative to and independent of the rear deck section; a convertible stairway hinged to the rear deck section of said personnel deck and adapted for movement independent of the front and rear deck sections between a stowed condition and a deployed condition, said convertible stairway comprising an adjustable frame assembly and a series of articulating horizontally-disposed foot treads carried by said frame assembly, said foot treads remaining substantially horizontal upon movement of said stairway between the stowed condition and the deployed condition, such that: