Patent ID: 7637519

Claim:
A retractable vehicle step configured to be mounted to a vehicle having a side panel, comprising: a first support arm, a second support arm and a step member; said step member comprising an upper stepping surface defining a support plane and an outer tip; said first and second support arms connected to the step member so that said first support arm and said second support arm are pivotable with respect to said step member about a third axis and a fourth axis, respectively; wherein said first support arm and said second support arm are configured to allow said step member to move between a retracted position wherein said outer tip of said step member is located at a first height and a deployed position outward from said retracted position wherein said outer tip of said step member is located at a second height upward from said first height of said outer tip in said first position, wherein said step member is angled downward in an outboard direction when in said retracted position.