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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2019
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Matthew B. Staal, Torrance, CA (US);
Nelson Vanwagoner, Santa Monica, CA (US);
Jonathan G. Moss, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Rudolph Carruolo, Midway City, CA (US);
Bradford D. Kent, San Pedro, CA (US);
Bharat Naran, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle and passenger carrying apparatus usable with a vehicle, wherein the passenger carrying portion includes a seating surface and a moveable footrest below the seating surface. The footrest is moveable from an ingress/egress position to a transport position that is closer to the seating surface than the ingress/egress position. The passenger carrying portion further includes a footrest movement mechanism, wherein the footrest movement mechanism controls movement of the moveable footrest between the ingress/egress position the transport position.