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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 1988
Filed:
Oct. 14, 1986
Anthony Hall, Lewisport, KY (US);
Other;
Abstract
An adjustable, temporary step or platform is shown for mounting on the front bumper of heavy-duty motor vehicles such as trucks and buses. A pair of L-shaped structural members are spaced apart and fitted with a wide platform panel for supporting both feet of the user. Each L-shaped member has a vertical post that is provided with a pair of vertically spaced through bolts that are adjustably mounted to the post. Both bolts are threaded bolts and the top bolt has a down-turned hook formed on the outermost end that is adapted to engage over a top flange of a bumper. The bottom bolt has a rubber or plastic fitting formed on its outermost end that is adapted for engagement with a front wall of a bumper. This unit has been designed so that it is adjustable without the use of tools. A second modification employs a horizontal, elongated, adjustable rod connected between the two bottom bolts for making a quick connection therewith, where each end of the elongated rod is provided with an elongated hole located within the hollow post for receiving the bottom bolt therein with a slip fit. One end wall of each elongated hole in the elongated rod is provided with a concave, semicircular, threaded configuration for locking engagement with the threads of the adjacent bottom bolt when the rod is shifted into engagement therewith and serving in the manner of a split nut.