Patent ID: 6880843

Claim:
A retractable step device for releasably securing to the bottom surface of a vehicle, said device comprising: a base unit including a bottom wall and a pair of side walls being attached to and extending upwardly from said bottom wall, said side walls being positioned opposite of each other; at least one pair of brackets, each of said brackets being attached to one of said side walls for selectively coupling said base unit to the vehicle; a pair of guides, each of said guides being mounted to an inner surface of one of said side walls; a panel having an upper surface, a lower surface, a pair of side edges, a back edge and a front edge; and a pair of rails, each of said rails being attached to and extending along one of said side edges, each of said rails being positionable into one of said guides such that said panel is selectively positionable between an extended position extending outwardly of said base unit and a retracted position positioned inward of said base unit.