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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:
Nov. 01, 2005
Filed:
Feb. 20, 2002
Steven E. Schneider, Commerce Township, MI (US);
Michael A. Quesenberry, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Thomas M. Pilette, Lake Orion, MI (US);
Leszek T. Derbis, Ortonville, MI (US);
Bruce E. Mcdougall, Grandblank, MI (US);
Steven E. Schneider, Commerce Township, MI (US);
Michael A. Quesenberry, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Thomas M. Pilette, Lake Orion, MI (US);
Leszek T. Derbis, Ortonville, MI (US);
Bruce E. McDougall, Grandblank, MI (US);
Decoma International Inc., Concord, CA;
Abstract
A running board support assembly () for fastening a running board step () to a vehicle includes a support bracket () for engagement with the running board step, and a mounting bracket () for coupling the support bracket () to the vehicle. The mounting bracket () includes a hooking end () and a pin (). The support bracket () includes a hook () for engagement with the hooking end (), and an aperture () for engagement with the pin (). When assembled, the hook () and the aperture () cooperate to tension the mounting bracket () and thereby secure the support bracket () to the mounting bracket ().