Patent ID: 6471002
Filing Date: 2002-10-29
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
A folding step assembly having a folding step member pivotally connected to a bracket member for movement relative thereto between an extended position and a folded position, wherein the step member, when in the extended position, defines an upwardly-facing stand-on surface defined by a front region of the step member that is located forwardly with respect to a rear region of the step member that is pivotally connected to the bracket member, wherein the front region has a front that joins with a pair of opposed sides that extend from the front toward the rear region, wherein the stand-on surface is interrupted by a first opening formed through the front region of the step member and sized to receive fingers of one's hand to enable one to grasp the step member to pivot the step member between the extended position and the folded position, and wherein the stand-on surface includes a first upstanding rim portion that extends along a majority of the length of the perimeter of the front region defined by the opposed sides and the front, and a second upstanding rim portion that encircles the first opening, with the upstanding rim portions cooperating to define a recess that nests a body of anti-skid material that extends between adjacent ones of the upstanding rim portions.