Patent ID: 8827294

Claim:
A retractable vehicle step, comprising: a stepping member being moveable between a first position and a second position, wherein the first position is a retracted position and the second position is an extended position relative to a storage portion of a vehicle, and wherein the stepping member comprises a stepping surface; a mount for attachment to the vehicle, the mount comprising a first mounting component and a second mounting component different from the first mounting component, the first and second mounting components capable of assembly in multiple different configurations for attachment to two or more different vehicle locations; and a linkage connecting the stepping member to the mount, wherein the linkage comprises at least one arm; the first mounting component cooperating with a first fastener for attachment of the first mounting component to the vehicle and cooperating with a second fastener for attachment to the second mounting component, the first mounting component having a first mating surface and first and second sides, the second mounting component comprising third and fourth sides, the second mounting component having a second mating surface, wherein the first and second mating surfaces of the first and second mounting components are in contact with one another in first and second configurations, wherein in the first configuration, the step is attached to a first location on a first side of the vehicle and wherein in the second configuration, the step is attached to a second location on a second side of the vehicle, wherein in the first configuration the second side of the first mounting component extends further rearward of the vehicle than the first side of the first mounting component and the fourth side of the second mounting component extends further rearward of the vehicle than the third side of the second mounting component, and wherein in the second configuration the first side of the first mounting component extends further rearward of the vehicle than the second side of the first mounting component and the fourth side of the second mounting component extends further rearward of the vehicle than the third side of the second mounting component.