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US 11,628,775 B1Granted
Electric truck ladder system
OwnerSean Lewisinventor
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Abstract
An electric truck ladder system comprises a support frame mounted beneath a vehicle in turn supporting a retractable ladder in hydraulic communication with a switch. The switch permits a user to deploy and/or retract the ladder. The system provides for an adjustable height, adjustable actuator stroke, a switch with wireless remote actuation and/or a door switch which actuates the ladder upon the opening or closing of a vehicle door.
Claims19
A retractable ladder system, comprising:
- a fixed upper step permanently attached to a lifted pickup truck;
- a ladder extended and deployed from a ladder track, the ladder is extended in an outward position and is stowed in a retracted position;
- a rotatable joint connected to an actuator rod of a linear actuator, the rotatable joint is provided opposite the ladder;
- a light sensor for control of the light assemblies and a microphone for the issuance of voice commands to the main controller;
- a pair of light assemblies mounted on each side of the ladder track;
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- a plurality of electric power obtained from the lifted pickup truck.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.