Patent ID: 6082752
Filing Date: 2000-07-04
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
A step assembly for mounting to an fender wall of a vehicle, the fender wall defining a wheel well for a wheel of the vehicle, the fender wall having exterior and interior surfaces, and a front edge region adjacent a side of the vehicle, said step assembly comprising:a U-shaped rod having a pair of opposite ends;said U-shaped rod being adapted for mounting to a fender wall of a vehicle such that one end of the U-shaped rod is positioned adjacent a front edge region of the fender wall and a wheel in a wheel well defined by said fender wall is located in a region between said ends of said U-shaped rod;said one end of said U-shaped rod having an outwardly extending mounting extent, said mounting extent being adapted for outwardly extending in a direction away from the front edge of the fender wall;an elongate step bracket having upper and lower ends and a longitudinal axis extending between said upper and lower ends;said upper end of said step bracket having a pivot assembly coupling said upper end of said step bracket to said mounting extent of said U-shaped rod to permit pivoting of said step bracket at said upper end of said step bracket in said plane of said longitudinal axis of said step bracket and to permit rotation of said step bracket about said longitudinal axis of said step bracket; anda stirrup being coupled to said lower end of said step bracket, said stirrup adapted for resting a foot of a user thereon.