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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 21, 2004
Filed:
Oct. 15, 2003
Michael R. Pugh, Winamac, IN (US);
Ned McCormick, Wimamac, IN (US);
Christopher Lease, Royal Center, IN (US);
The Braun Corporation, Winamac, IN (US);
Abstract
The invention provides a vehicle door assembly including two entrances. Both entrances are surrounded by a frame assembly for mounting on the vehicle. One of the entrances is at about the height of the vehicle floor, while the other is lower than the vehicle floor and opens into a stairwell that leads up and into the vehicle. The floor-level door may be suitable for use with an appliance for assisting passengers to enter the vehicle, such as a lift or a ramp. The door assembly includes doors for closing the entrances. The door assembly may be mass-produced as a modular component and mounted on a conventional vehicle that has been specially modified to accept the door assembly.