Step assembly for a motor vehicle having a bed
AssigneeGM Global Technology Operations LLC
InventorDan W. Glovak
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Abstract
A step assembly for a motor vehicle having a passenger compartment including a driver side and a passenger side and a cargo bed having first and second side portions includes a step member extending from a first end configured to be mounted at one of the driver side and the passenger side of the passenger compartment to a second end configured to be mounted at a corresponding one of the first and second side portions of the cargo bed.
Claims16
A step assembly for a motor vehicle having a passenger compartment including a driver side and a passenger side and a cargo bed having first and second side portions, the step assembly comprising:
- a first member fixedly mounted relative to the cargo bed;
- a step member extending from a first end configured to be mounted at one of the driver side and the passenger side of the passenger compartment to a second end configured to be mounted at a corresponding one of the first and second side portions of the cargo bed, the step member including a second member fixedly mounted at the second end;
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- at least one flexible member linking the first member and the second member, the at least one flexible member defining each of a rotational axis and a translational axis of the step member relative to the cargo bed.
A motor vehicle comprising:
- a passenger compartment including a driver side and a passenger side;
- a cargo bed mounted in mechanical isolation from the passenger compartment, the cargo bed including a forward portion, a rear portion and first and second side portions, the cargo bed including a first member fixedly mounted at one of the first and second side portions;
- a step assembly extending from the passenger compartment to the cargo bed, the step assembly including a step member extending from a first end mounted at one of the driver side and the passenger side of the passenger compartment to a second end mounted at a corresponding one of the first and second side portions of the cargo bed, the step member including a second member fixedly mounted at the second end;
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- at least one flexible member linking the first member and the second member, the at least one flexible member defining each of a rotational axis and a translational axis of the step member relative to the cargo bed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.