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7621546 Illuminating bracket for use with a running board or step  
A running board assembly is provided for a motor vehicle. The running board assembly includes a mounting bracket adapted to be fixedly secured to the motor vehicle. The running board assembly also...
7607674 Retractable sidestep  
A manually retractable side step assembly for a vehicle includes a rotatable step having a latch mechanism and a spring system that work in concert to rotate the step from a stowed position to a...
7594672 Automated running board crank drive  
A running board assembly for a motor vehicle includes a mounting bracket adapted to be fixedly secured to the motor vehicle. The running board assembly includes first and second links each having...
7584975 Retractable vehicle step  
A retractable step for use with a vehicle comprises a stepping member having a stepping deck, a first arm, and a second arm. The first arm has a first end pivotally attached to the vehicle, and a...
7566064 Retractable vehicle step  
A retractable step for use with a vehicle comprises a stepping member having a stepping deck, a first arm, and a second arm. The first arm has a first end pivotally attached to the vehicle, and a...
7513565 Power dual action rocker board  
A rocker board assembly for a motor vehicle includes a housing adapted to be attached to the motor vehicle. An arm is slidable relative to the housing. A pivot housing is pivotal relative to the...
7513520 Powered step device of motor vehicle  
A powered step device of a vehicle comprises a base member that is adapted to be connected to a vehicle body; a pivoting mechanism held by the base member, the pivoting mechanism being horizontally...
7513518 Rocker molding-step for a vehicle body side assembly  
A rocker molding-step ( 14 ) for a vehicle body side assembly ( 12 ) includes one or more support brackets ( 30 ), an elongated molding-step ( 28 ), a series of fasteners ( 74 ), and an appliqué (...
7503572 Retractable vehicle step  
A retractable vehicle step for use in allowing a user to access a vehicle is provided. The retractable vehicle step includes a mounting bracket that can be configured for attachment with a trailer...
7494144 Step device for a vehicle  
A support device for use in supporting a person on the side a vehicle extends from the side of a vehicle below the main body thereof and has a support member, which is clamped at one end to the...
7490889 Trailer hitch step for vehicles having a tailgate  
A step assembly for use with a truck load bed has an elongated support member that can be inserted into a hitch receiver. The support is pivotally connected to a step that can be moved into several...
7487986 Retractable vehicle step  
A retractable step for use with a vehicle comprises a stepping member having a stepping deck, a first arm, a second arm, a motor and a stop. The first arm has a first end pivotally attached to the...
7469915 Access assembly to adjacent product storage tanks on a planting implement  
An access assembly to approach a first storage tank and an adjacent second storage tank of a planting implement is provided. The first and second storage tanks are mounted on a wheeled frame...
7469916 Automated deployable running board  
Running board systems are provided. The running board systems employ a motorized drive system that includes a rack-and-pinion system that enables both linear and rotational movement of the running...
7448637 Step device for accessing a truck bed  
A step device for accessing a truck bed according to the present invention includes a telescopic boom assembly that is movable between retracted and extended configurations. A first end of the boom...
7445221 Step apparatus  
A step apparatus includes a step body that can move between a projecting position where the step body projects from a side surface of the vehicle and a retracted position where the step body is...
7441790 Deployable step and body-side assembly for a vehicle  
A deployable step and body-side assembly including a step body-side structure, one or more link assemblies, and an actuator. The step body-side structure is attached to the vehicle by the link...
7438305 Agricultural tractor with movable step  
A tractor has a frame defined by two side rails extending longitudinally carried on ground wheels with a cab on the frame at one end and an engine compartment at the other end. The cab has doors on...
7438304 Vehicle mount/dismount system  
A mount/dismount system for use with a personnel carrier (vehicle) having a substantially flat bed, includes a tubular frame and attachments for holding the frame on the vehicle. Specifically, the...
7434825 Deployable step for motor vehicles  
A motor vehicle in accordance with the present invention includes a body having a front end, a rear end, a roof, and a rear structural member located at the rear end of the body. A motor vehicle...
7422263 Ladder assembly for a tailgate of a truck  
A ladder assembly is disclosed that mounts to a truck tailgate. In one embodiment, the ladder assembly includes a base which is coupled to the tailgate. A pair of legs are slidably and pivotably...
7416215 Vehicle anti-theft and utility step system  
A housing has open and closed ends, an interior and exterior surface between the ends, the exterior surface having front and rear faces with upper and lower faces. A drive screw within the housing...
7413205 Retractable sidestep  
A manually retractable side step assembly for a vehicle includes a rotatable step having a latch mechanism and a spring system that work in concert to rotate the step from a stowed position to a...
7413204 Retractable vehicle step  
A retractable step for use with a vehicle comprises a stepping member having a stepping deck, a first arm and a second arm. The first arm has a first end pivotally attached to the vehicle, and a...
7401798 Tailgate ladder  
A ladder assembly for a pick-up truck is pivotally connected with the truck tailgate for movement between a stowed position where the ladder assembly is held against the tailgate and an operable...
7398985 Retractable vehicle step  
A retractable step for use with a vehicle comprises a stepping member having a stepping deck, a first arm, a second arm, a motor and a stop. The first arm has a first end pivotally attached to the...
7396030 Towing loop retaining device and method of using the same to provide a step  
The present invention is related to a device that is adapted for selective engagement with existing hardware on a vehicle to provide a step. More specifically, the present invention is a device...
7390003 Step apparatus for a trailer and method  
A step apparatus for a trailer includes a rod that has a first end and a second end. The rod has a bend therein positioned between the first and second ends so that a first portion and a second...
7380806 Vehicle step tube  
A vehicle step tube comprising a one-piece elongated extrusion having a plurality of vertical ribs extending from the upper surface. The ribs are relatively short in a step portion of the extrusion...
7380807 Retractable vehicle step  
A retractable step for use with a vehicle comprises a stepping member having a stepping deck, a first arm, a second arm, a motor and a stop. The first arm has a first end pivotally attached to the...
7377531 Retractable running board  
A retractable running board assembly is mounted to the frame of a vehicle. The running board is selectively extendable between a retracted position, which is close to the vehicle's frame, and a...
7377563 Deployable vehicle rear access step apparatus and method  
A vehicle step includes an appearance surface; a pair of step surfaces; a lock for securing the step within a bumper; and a pivoting mechanism for rotating the step. The appearance face forms an...
7367574 Drive systems for retractable vehicle step  
A retractable step assist for a vehicle comprises a step, an actuator, an optical fiber sensor, and a safety. The step is movable between a retracted position and a deployed position that is...
7318596 Retractable running board  
A retractable running board assembly is mounted to the frame of a vehicle. The running board is selectively extendable between a retracted position, which is close to the vehicle's frame, a lower,...
7311320 One piece running board bracket  
A bracket assembly secures a running board to a rocker panel, which includes a pinch weld depending therefrom. The bracket assembly includes a receiving panel adapted to have the running board...
7287771 Powered running board with linear drive  
A powered running board assembly has a deck and at least two hinges extending from the deck for mounting longitudinally the deck to an underside of a vehicle. Each hinge has a mounting bracket...
7234716 Vehicle step apparatus and method of operation thereof  
A step apparatus for a vehicle having a door and a rocker panel includes a step disposed at and in operable communication with the door, wherein the step has a retracted position in response to the...
7219911 Retractable vehicle step assembly  
A retractable step assembly for use with a vehicle includes a mounting bracket for mounting the assembly in an operative position to the vehicle, a step pivotally connected to the mounting bracket...
7213826 One-piece composite running board and bracket system  
An integrally molded, one-piece running board ( 10 ) is adapted for attachment to a motor vehicle ( 14 ). The running board ( 10 ) includes a stepping platform ( 16 ) having an upper surface ( 18 )...
7204501 Universal stowable step  
A universal retractable step for use with the trailer hitch receptacle on automotive vehicles, wherein the step is movable from a stowed position to a utility position while remaining in the same...
7195262 Hitch-mounted step for a vehicle and method therefor  
A hitch-mounted step for a vehicle that extends beyond a deployed fold-down tailgate of a vehicle and allows people and pets to more easily enter and exit the rear cargo area of a vehicle. The...
7185904 Auxiliary vehicle step  
An auxiliary step is primarily designed for facilitating entering and exiting the bed of a pickup truck. The step includes a shank for coupling a supporting post to an existing trailer hitch. A...
7174993 Safety railing  
A vertically adjustable safety railing system for obtaining safety railing access to the tops of mobile equipment of various heights such as tank trucks. The safety railing apparatus generally...
7171908 High/Low passenger ingress and egress conversion for transit vehicle  
A passenger ingress and egress system within a transit vehicle having a stairwell employs a movable platform apparatus in combination with at least one door of a sliding or plug type to accommodate...
7168722 Pull-out step assembly for a pickup truck  
A pull-out step assembly for a cargo box vehicle is disclosed. The assembly provides one or two steps to access the cargo box of a pickup truck or similar vehicle. The pull-out step assembly can be...
7168721 Vehicle step tube  
A vehicle step tube comprising a one-piece elongated extrusion having a plurality of vertical ribs extending from the upper surface. The ribs are relatively short in a step portion of the extrusion...
7163221 Retractable vehicle step with anti-strike/anti-pinch sensor system  
A retractable step assist for a vehicle comprises a step, an actuator, an optical fiber sensor, and a safety. The step is movable between a retracted position and a deployed position that is...
7118120 Powered running board  
A powered running board assembly has a deck and at least two hinges extending from the deck for mounting longitudinally the deck to an underside of a vehicle. Each hinge has a mounting bracket...
7114739 Adjustable passenger floorboards  
The motorcycle foot support assembly has a foot support member, a rotation arm, a monolithic motorcycle-mounting bracket, and a releaseable bracket-to-arm locking mechanism. The rotation arm is...
7114736 Vehicle mounted step assembly  
A vehicle mounted step assembly for use with trailer hitch. The vehicle mounted step assembly includes a platform portion and a tongue portion. The platform portion is pivotable with respect to the...