Patent ID: 7441790

Claim:
A deployable step and body-side assembly for a vehicle, comprising: a step body-side structure; at least one link assembly attaching said step body-side structure to said vehicle; and an actuator moving said step body-side structure between a stored position and a deployed position; said at least one link assembly including a carrier, an extending arm, a first link, a second link, a first rotating arm extending between said carrier and said vehicle, and a second rotating arm extending directly between said first rotating arm and at least one of said first link, said second link, and said extending arm; said carrier attached to said step body-side structure; said extending arm pivotally attached to said carrier and adapted to move said step body-side structure in an inboard direction and an outboard direction; said extending arm pivotally attached to said vehicle by said first link and said second link; said first rotating arm and said second rotating arm cooperating to rotate said step body-side structure.