Patent ID: 8650674

Claim:
A footrest mounting system comprising: a mounting platform that is coupled to a footrest; a mounting arm that is coupled to the mounting platform at a proximal end; and a lower body having a lower mounting surface and opposing side walls, each side wall has a horizontal bottom edge connecting to the lower mounting surface and a tapered top edge having a first height and tapered to a second height that is lower than the first height, wherein the side walls include at least one mounting depression in which the mounting arm is disposed within such that the footrest is positioned at an incline relative to the lower body, wherein the at least one mounting depression includes a highest mounting depression formed at the first height of the side walls and a lowest mounting depression formed at the second height of the side walls, wherein each side wall includes a horizontal locking bar that is formed at the highest mounting depression and extends horizontally over the highest mounting depression towards the lowest mounting depression to prevent the mounting arm from moving beyond the highest mounting depression so as to lock the footrest at the highest incline position relative to the lower body.