Garbage truck rear rider assembly

A garbage truck rear rider assembly comprising:

• a riding step, the riding step comprising:
• a platform, the platform having a platform top side, an open platform bottom side, a platform left side, a platform right side, a platform front side, and a platform back side, the platform top side being diamond plate textured, the platform having rounded corners between the platform front side and each of the platform left side and the platform right side, the platform back side being configured to be coupled to a garbage truck and the platform top side being configured to be stood on by a rider;
• a bounce protector coupled to the platform, the bounce protector having a bounce back side, an open bounce front side, a bounce left side, a bounce right side, a bounce top side, and an open bounce bottom side defining a foot cavity with the platform top side, the open bounce bottom side being coupled to the platform top side such that the bounce back side lies coplanar with the platform back side, the bounce protector having rounded edges between the bounce top side and each of the bounce left side and the bounce right side, a distance between the open bounce front side and the bounce back side being less than a distance between the platform back said and the platform front side wherein the bounce protector is configured to receive a front portion of a foot while a heel of the foot is supported on the platform;
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• a padding coupled to the bounce protector, the padding being continuously disposed on the bounce back side and the bounce top side within the foot cavity;
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• at least one grip bar, each grip bar having a medial grip portion and a pair of arms perpendicularly extending from the grip portion, the grip portion being peened, each grip bar being rounded between the grip portion and the pair of arms, a distal end of each of the pair of arms being configured to be coupled to the garbage truck.

A garbage truck rear rider assembly and garbage truck system comprising:

• a garbage truck;
• a riding step, the riding step comprising:
• a platform, the platform having a platform top side, an open platform bottom side, a platform left side, a platform right side, a platform front side, and a platform back side, the platform top side being diamond plate textured, the platform having rounded corners between the platform front side and each of the platform left side and the platform right side, the platform back side being coupled to the garbage truck and the platform top side being configured to be stood on by a rider;
• a bounce protector coupled to the platform, the bounce protector having a bounce back side, an open bounce front side, a bounce left side, a bounce right side, a bounce top side, and an open bounce bottom side defining a foot cavity with the platform top side, the open bounce bottom side being coupled to the platform top side such that the bounce back side lies coplanar with the platform back side, the bounce protector having rounded edges between the bounce top side and each of the bounce left side and the bounce right side, a distance between the open bounce front side and the bounce back side being less than a distance between the platform back said and the platform front side wherein the bounce protector is configured to receive a front portion of a foot while a heel of the foot is supported on the platform;
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• a padding coupled to the bounce protector, the padding being continuously disposed on the bounce back side and the bounce top side within the foot cavity;
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• at least one grip bar, each grip bar having a medial grip portion and a pair of arms perpendicularly extending from the grip portion, the grip portion being peened, each grip bar being rounded between the grip portion and the pair of arms, a distal end of each of the pair of arms being coupled to the garbage truck.