Pull out tailgate step
OwnerGregory F. Deboinventor
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Abstract
A pull out step which can be extended directly to the rear of a pickup truck makes it possible to step from the ground to the tread of the step and then to the tailgate of the truck. A bracket attached to a trailer hitch on the truck slidably supports a beam which supports the tread and allows the beam to be locked in either the extended or retracted positions. For use with trucks having an unusually high chassis, the beam may include a gooseneck to lower the elevation of the tread to approximately one half the elevation of the tailgate. The bracket may also be attached directly to the body of the truck.
Claims7
A pull out step device used in combination with a truck having a body and a tailgate, said step device comprising:
- a bracket;
- a beam having a distal end and a proximal end;
- a tread attached to the distal end of said beam;
- said beam being telescopically engaged with said bracket;
- said bracket being attached to said body of truck such that said beam is parallel to the direction of travel of said truck;
- means for selectively locking said beam in an extended position and in a retracted position;
- and
- said tread being disposed to the rear of said tailgate when tailgate is in the horizontal position and the beam is in the extended position.
A pull out step device used in combination with a truck having a tailgate and a body comprising at least one frame member, said step device comprising:
- a bracket;
- a flange attached to said bracket;
- a beam having a distal end and a proximal end;
- a tread attached to the distal end of said beam;
- said beam being telescopically engaged with said bracket;
- said flange being attached to said frame member of said body of said truck such that said beam is paralleled to the direction of travel of said truck;
- means for selectively locking said beam in an extended position and in a retracted position;
- and
- said tread being disposed to the rear of said tailgate when the tailgate is in the horizontal position and the beam is in an extended position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.