Footrest for assisting in touching car roof

• US 10,562,455 B2
• Filed: 11/13/2018
• Issued: 02/18/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 04/28/2018
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Xufeng Mao
• Original Assignee: Xufeng Mao
• Inventors: Mao, Xufeng
• Primary Examiner(s): Phan, Hau V
• Application Number:
  US16/188,978
• Publication Number:
  US 20190329710A1
• Time in Patent Office: 462 Days
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 3/005 Catwalks, running boards for vehicle tops, access means for vehicle tops; Handrails therefor
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 3/007 Removable steps or ladders, e.g. foldable as access means for vehicle tops B60R3/005

Abstract

The utility model discloses a footrest for assisting in touching a car roof, the footrest comprises a footplate and a pothook movably connected to the footplate, and the footplate is further provided with a safety hammer head. The footplate comprises a footplate body, the footplate body is provided with a storage cavity, and the pothook is rotatably connected to one end of the storage cavity so as to be stored in the storage cavity.

Claims

1. A footrest for assisting in touching a car roof, comprising:

a footplate;

a single pothook hingedly coupled to the footplate, wherein the pothook faces inward toward the footplate, wherein the pothook is rotatable with respect to the footplate between a stored configuration and an open configuration, and wherein the pothook is configured to hang from a car door lock catch; and

a safety hammer head coupled to the footplate;

wherein the footplate comprises a storage aperture therethrough for partially receiving the pothook thereinto while the pothook is in the stored configuration.

2. The footrest for assisting in touching the car roof of claim 1, wherein the footplate further comprises:

a threaded recess therein, wherein the safety hammer head is threaded into the threaded recess.

3. The footrest for assisting in touching the car roof of claim 1, wherein an upper anti-skid texture.

4. The footrest for assisting in touching the car roof of claim 1, further comprising:

a through hole through the pothook;

a connecting hole through the footplate, wherein the connecting hole is aligned with the through hole; and

a connecting rod inserted into the through hole and the connecting hole for hingedly coupling the pothook to the footrest.

5. The footrest for assisting in touching the car roof of claim 1, further comprising:

at least one silicone set coupled to an edge of the footplate for preventing damage to a car from contact of the footplate with the car.