Integrated bed side step assembly for vehicles
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsGurminder Singh Bedi, Edward Andrew Pleet, Leslie Anne Hersh
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Abstract
An integrated bed side step assembly is provided for a pick-up truck having a bed. The integrated bed side step assembly includes a body opening assembly forming one side of the bed and having an opening extending therethrough above a floor of the bed to allow access to an interior of the bed. The integrated bed side step assembly also includes a door assembly operatively cooperating with the body opening assembly to open and close the opening and having at least one step to allow an operator to step up into and access the interior of the bed.
Claims20
An integrated bed side step assembly for a pick-up truck having a bed, said integrated bed side step assembly comprising:
- a body opening assembly forming one side of the bed and having a body opening extending therethrough in the one side of the bed above a floor of the bed to allow access to an interior of the bed;
- a door assembly operatively cooperating with said body opening assembly and pivotal about a horizontal axis to open and close said body opening, said door assembly having at least one step therein to allow an operator to step up into and access the interior of the bed;
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- a pillar assembly disposed on opposed sides of said body opening and adapted to be secured to a rail of the vehicle to form a generally U-shaped structure around said body opening.
A pick-up truck comprising:
- a bed having a front, floor and sides extending upwardly and along said sides;
- a body opening assembly forming one of said sides and having a body opening extending therethrough in the one of said sides above said floor to allow access to an interior of said bed;
- a door assembly operatively cooperating with said body opening assembly and pivotal about a horizontal axis to open and close said body opening, said door assembly having at least one step therein to allow an operator to step up into and access the interior of said bed;
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- a pillar assembly disposed on opposed sides of said body opening and adapted to be secured to a rail of the vehicle to form a generally U-shaped structure around said body opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.