Patent ID: 8696005
Filing Date: 2014-04-15
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. A bumper step for a heavy-duty truck comprising: a main bracket provided on a front lower portion of a vehicle; a first step, wherein a lower end of the first step is hinged to the main bracket such that the first step is rotatable and deployable downwards, and the first step is fixed in a deployed position; a second step provided behind the first step, wherein an upper end of the second step is hinged to the main bracket such that the second step is rotatable and deployable upwards, and the second step is fixed in position above the first step; a first mount bracket provided on the main bracket, the first mount bracket having a first stopper that is bent on an upper end thereof; and a second mount bracket provided on the first step, wherein the second mount bracket is hinged to the first mount bracket on one end and has a second stopper on the other end, wherein the second stopper is bent such that the second stopper is held by the first stopper when the first step is deployed.