Movable foot-step for a vehicle
AssigneeThoreb AB
InventorsThore Brynielsson, Tom Tomasson, Leif Ahlberg, Magnus Johansson
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Abstract
A movable foot-step for a vehicle is operable by a mechanism including a guide device below the floor of the vehicle for extension of the step outside one side of the vehicle in an outwards/downwards movement and retraction in the opposite direction. The foot-step comprises a support structure over which an endless mat is stretched, and means for retaining a portion of the mat in the direction of movement of the foot-step, but not in the vertical direction.
Claims11
A movable foot-step for a vehicle, operable by a mechanism including a guide device below the floor of the vehicle for extension of the step outside one side of the vehicle in an outwardly/downwardly movement, and retraction in an opposite inwardly/upwardly movement, comprising:
- a support structure over which an endless mat is stretched with an upper part extending substantially horizontally;
- and means for limiting the freedom of movement of one portion of the mat to facilitate upward movement of said portion, while substantially retaining said portion against movement in one direction of movement of the foot-step.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.