Extendable step for a truck
OwnerArthur Ignatius Mendozainventor
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Abstract
An extendable step with a receiver assembly and a step assembly for a pickup truck is provided. The receiver assembly includes a receiver tube with an internal channel. The receiver tube is configured to attach to a hitch of a vehicle, such as a pick-up truck. The step assembly may include an elongated step tube that slidably engages with the receiver tube. A step plate is attached to the elongated step tube and a foot pedal is attached beneath the step plate and protrudes downward and away from the step plate. A user may place there foot onto the foot pedal and pull the step plate from a retracted position to an extended position In which the step plate extends from the receiver tube.
Claims10
An extendable step comprising:
- a receiver tube comprising a top portion, a bottom portion, and a pair of side portions and configured to attach to a hitch of a vehicle;
- an elongated step tube having a front end, a rear end, a pair of sides, a top, and a bottom, and slidably engaging the receiver tube;
- a step plate attached to the front end of the elongated step tube;
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- a foot pedal attached beneath the step plate and protruding downward and away from the step plate,
- wherein the extendable step comprises an extended position comprising the step plate extending from the receiver tube, and a retracted position comprising the step plate adjacent to the receiver tube.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.