Truck bumper steps
OwnerGuy Charles Wingoinventor
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Abstract
A bumper step (1) for installation on a vehicle, such as a truck, having a step portion (3) and a tube armature (10) and a Z-clip bracket (11). The tube armature is inserted into a rear tube chassis (5) of the vehicle and the bumper step is secured to the vehicle by bolting the Z-clip bracket to s slot (8) in a side chassis rail (7) of the vehicle.
Claims4
A bumper step for a vehicle having a rear tube chassis rail and side chassis rail, said bumper step comprising:
- a step portion having a planar top surface;
- an armature attached to and extending from the step portion for insertion into the rear tube chassis rail of the vehicle;
- a slot in the side chassis rail;
- and
- a connector to secure the step into the vehicle,
- wherein the connector is a Z-clip bracket attached to a forward side of the armature, said Z-clip bracket having an aperture for inserting a bolt into the slot in the side chassis rail.
A bumper step for a truck having a rear tube chassis rail and side chassis rail, said bumper step comprising:
- a step portion having a planar top surface;
- an armature attached to and extending from the step portion for insertion into the rear tube chassis rail of the truck;
- a slot in the side chassis rail;
- and
- a Z-clip bracket attached to a forward side of the armature, said Z-clip bracket having an aperture for inserting a bolt into the slot in the side chassis rail.
A method of installing a bumper step for a truck having a rear tube chassis rail and side chassis rail with a slot, said bumper step comprising a step portion having a planar top surface;
- an armature attached to and extending from the step portion;
- and a Z-clip bracket attached to a forward side of the armature, said Z-clip bracket having an aperture, said method comprising the steps of:
- inserting the armature into an open channel on the rear tube chassis rail until the Z-clip bracket abuts the side chassis rail;
- and
- securing the bumper step to the vehicle by inserting a bolt through the aperture in the Z-clip bracket through the slot in the side chassis rail.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.