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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 25, 2019
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
John Gray, Saline, MI (US);
TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC., Plano, TX (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for enabling a user to access a roof of the vehicle. The apparatus may be positioned within a cavity that is located on a front surface of a B-pillar or a C-pillar of a vehicle. The apparatus including a plate having a distal end and a proximal end, the plate movable between a stored position where the plate is positioned within the cavity and the plate is configured to be substantially flush with the front surface of the B-pillar or the C-pillar, and an extended position where a majority of the plate is positioned outside the cavity and the plate is configured to be substantially perpendicular to the front surface of the B-pillar or the C-pillar to allow the user to place his or her foot on the plate for accessing the roof of the vehicle.
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