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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 07, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2016
Applicant:
Lund Motion Products, Inc., Buford, GA (US);
Inventors:
Horst Leitner, Laguna Beach, CA (US);
Anthony Smith, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Assignee:
Lund Motion Products, Inc., Buford, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 3/02 (2006.01); B60R 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 3/02 (2013.01); B60R 3/002 (2013.01);
Abstract
A retractable step for use with a vehicle comprises a stepping member having an upper stepping surface, a first arm, and a second arm. The first arm has a first end pivotally attached to the vehicle, and a second end pivotally attached to the stepping member. The second arm also has a first end pivotally attached to the vehicle, and a second end pivotally attached to the stepping member. The first and second arms can be generally planar linkages.