Trailer step assembly
OwnerKurt Josef Honer, William L. Gibsoninventors
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Abstract
A trailer, retractable stair assembly, and method of operating same is provided. The trailer includes a frame that defines an interior cavity. A retractable stair assembly is movable between a stowed position in which the retractable stair assembly is positioned within the interior cavity and a deployed position in which the retractable stair assembly extends out of the trailer frame to establish a plurality of steps out of the trailer to an egress surface.
Claims20
A trailer with a retractable stair assembly, the trailer comprising:
- a trailer frame including a frame platform and at least one structural beam extending along a longitudinal axis of the frame platform;
- a subfloor spaced apart from the frame platform, wherein an interior cavity is defined between the subfloor, the frame platform, and the at least one structural beam;
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- a retractable stair assembly movable between a stowed position in which the retractable stair assembly is positioned within the interior cavity between the subfloor and the frame platform not exposed to weather elements and a deployed position in which the retractable stair assembly extends laterally out of a side of the trailer frame through an opening in the at least one structural beam to establish a plurality of steps out of the trailer to an egress surface.
A retractable stair assembly for a trailer having an interior cavity defined by a subfloor of the trailer, a trailer frame platform, and at least one trailer frame structural beam, wherein the trailer frame structural beam extends along a longitudinal axis of the frame platform, wherein the subfloor of the trailer is spaced apart from the trailer frame platform, the retractable stair assembly comprising:
- a slide assembly;
- a stair platform connected with the slide assembly, wherein the stair platform is slidably movable between a stowed position and a deployed position, wherein at least a portion of the stair platform is configured to be received within the interior cavity of the trailer not exposed to weather elements in the stowed position, and wherein the platform is configured to extend laterally out of a side of the trailer through an opening in the structural beam in the deployed position;
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- a plurality of steps operatively connected with the stair platform.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.