A retractable step for use with a vehicle comprises a stepping member having a stepping deck, a first arm and a second arm. The first arm has a first end pivotally attached to the vehicle, and a second end pivotally attached to the stepping member. The second arm also has a first end pivotally attached to the vehicle, and a second end pivotally attached to the stepping member.
RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/996,125, filed Nov. 23, 2004 now U.S. Pat. No. 7,055,839, titled RETRACTABLE VEHICLE STEP, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/689,254 (now U.S. Pat. No. 6,830,257), filed Oct. 20, 2003, titled RETRACTABLE VEHICLE STEP, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/817,897 (now U.S. Pat. No. 6,641,158), filed Mar. 26, 2001, titled RETRACTABLE VEHICLE STEP, which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/269,286, filed Feb. 15, 2001, titled RETRACTABLE VEHICLE STEP; and of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/274,417, filed Mar. 8, 2001, titled RETRACTABLE VEHICLE STEP. The entire disclosure of each of the above-mentioned provisional and nonprovisional patent applications, and the entirety of each of the above-mentioned patents, are hereby incorporated by reference herein and made a part of this specification.
Priority Data
Feb 15, 2002 [US] PCT/US02/04767 Oct 16, 2002 [US] PCT/US02/33586
A retractable step for use with a vehicle comprises a stepping member having a stepping deck, a first arm, and a second arm. The first arm has a first end pivotally attached to the vehicle, and a second end pivotally attached to the stepping member. The second arm also has a first end pivotally attached to the vehicle, and a second end pivotally attached to the stepping member.
A retractable step for use with a vehicle comprises a stepping member having a stepping deck, a first arm, and a second arm. The first arm has a first end pivotally attached to the vehicle, and a second end pivotally attached to the stepping member. The second arm also has a first end pivotally attached to the vehicle, and a second end pivotally attached to the stepping member.
