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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2017
Applicant:
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Inventors:
Parminder Singh, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Alex J. Smith, Madison Heights, MI (US);
Assignee:
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant 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 running board for a vehicle includes a base member mountable to a vehicle. The base member has a first end, a second end, and an intermediate portion extending therebetween defining a longitudinal axis. A selectively deployable step member is mounted to the base member. The selectively deployable step member is selectively slidable relative to the base member along the longitudinal axis.