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US 2021/0268965 A1Published application
Support assembly for box side step
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsDragan B. Stojkovic, Joshua Jacob Clement, Shawn Michael Morgans
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Abstract
This disclosure relates to a support assembly for a box side step of a motor vehicle, such as a pickup truck. An example vehicle includes a cargo box including a side wall, a box side step, and a support assembly for the box side step including a base that does not project beyond an outer panel of the side wall.
Claims20
A motor vehicle, comprising:
- a cargo box including a side wall;
- a box side step;
- and
- a support assembly for the box side step including a base that does not project beyond an outer panel of the side wall.
1 more element
A box side step assembly for a motor vehicle, comprising:
- a foot well;
- and
- a support assembly including a base, wherein the base supports the foot well on an upper surface thereof, wherein the upper surface lies substantially in a plane parallel to a ground surface, wherein the base is supported at a location forward of a rear wheel housing by a structure connected to one of an inner panel of a cargo box, a rear wheel well housing, and an extension projecting laterally from the cargo box.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.