Patent ID: 7195262
Filing Date: 2007-03-27
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. A hitch-mounted step for a vehicle comprising, in combination: a coupling arm having a receiver mounting end and a support arm coupling end, said receiver mounting end dimensioned to be inserted into a hitch receiver of a vehicle; a support arm having a first end and a second end, said first end of said support arm rotatably coupled to said support arm coupling end of said coupling arm so that said support arm being capable of rotating substantially vertically from said support arm coupling end of said coupling arm; a step support platform coupled to said support arm, said step support platform dimensioned to substantially entirely extend beyond a deployed tailgate of a vehicle when said support arm being in a substantially horizontal position; and a stabilizing leg having a first end and a second end, said first end coupled to said support arm and said second end dimensioned to contact a ground surface when said support arm being in a substantially horizontal position.