Patent ID: 8944451
Filing Date: 2015-02-03
Classification: B60R,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method of providing a manually operable vehicle side step assembly, the method comprising the steps of: providing a step member configured to be moveable between a retracted position and an extended position outward from said retracted position; providing a first support arm configured to pivot about a first axis near an upper end of said first support arm and a second axis near a lower end of said first support arm; providing a second support arm configured to pivot about a third axis near an upper end of said second support arm and a fourth axis near a lower end of said second support arm; providing a mounting assembly configured to couple the step assembly to a vehicle; and providing a spring mount configured to engage a compression spring wherein the spring acts on the upper end of the first support arm above said first axis, wherein said first support arm pivots with respect to the step member about said second axis and is configured to allow said step member to move between said retracted and said extended positions and said spring biases said step member in both said retracted and said extended positions.