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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 08, 2016
Spartan Motors, Inc., Charlotte, MI (US);
Glen R. Helmuth, Bourbon, IN (US);
Paul Rine, Elkhart, IN (US);
Spartan Motors, Inc., Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Abstract
Illustratively, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a vehicle that includes an entrance to an interior compartment. A step assembly is located adjacent the entrance of the vehicle and includes at least one step and at least one riser. The at least one riser is attached to and substantially perpendicular to the at least one step. The step assembly also includes an opening that allows access behind the step assembly. A lid is provided that includes a hinge to allow selective movement of the lid between open and closed positions with respect to the opening in the step assembly. A securement is attached to the underside surface of the lid to hold the lid to the step assembly. This securement, however, does not extend upward from the top surface of the lid.