Patent ID: 9010473
Filing Date: 2015-04-21
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. A step apparatus comprising: a mounting base including a first end and a second end positioned opposite the first end; a linkage assembly; a step coupled to the mounting base by way of the linkage assembly, the step being movable between a retracted position where the step is positioned adjacent to the mounting base and a deployed position where the step is positioned outward from the mounting base; a drive member coupled to the mounting base and attached to the linkage assembly at the first end and the second end of the mounting base, wherein rotation of the drive member moves the step between the retracted position and the deployed position; and an electric motor coupled to the mounting base, the electric motor being configured to drive rotation of the drive member; wherein the step is configured to move from the deployed position to the retracted position by manually rotating the drive member.