Vehicle side step
First Claim
1. A step assembly for mounting to a vehicle comprising:
- an elongated main body having a substantially straight portion and two end portions;
a generally U-shaped step bar having a substantially straight portion that is parallel to the main body and two bent portions disposed adjacent to the main body;
a mounting bracket connectable to the vehicle, wherein the mounting bracket has a base plate including a mounting bracket aperture extending through the base plate; and
a support bracket connected to the main body and detachably connectable the mounting bracket, the support bracket defining an attachment plate having a support bracket aperture extending through the attachment plate, the support bracket aperture being co-axially aligned with the mounting bracket aperture for connection of the support bracket to the mounting bracket.
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Abstract
A step assembly for a vehicle comprising an elongated main body having a substantially straight portion and two end portions; a generally U-shaped step bar having a substantially straight portion parallel to the main body and two bent portions, the bent portions welded to the main body and a step surface having a plurality of apertures that is affixed to the step bar to provide traction to the user. The main body is preferably welded to at least one support bracket. The installation of the step assembly is a two step process that comprises engagably attaching at least one mounting bracket to a vehicle and then engagably attaching the support bracket, which is preferably welded to the main body, to the mounting bracket.
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21 Claims
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1. A step assembly for mounting to a vehicle comprising:
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an elongated main body having a substantially straight portion and two end portions; a generally U-shaped step bar having a substantially straight portion that is parallel to the main body and two bent portions disposed adjacent to the main body; a mounting bracket connectable to the vehicle, wherein the mounting bracket has a base plate including a mounting bracket aperture extending through the base plate; and a support bracket connected to the main body and detachably connectable the mounting bracket, the support bracket defining an attachment plate having a support bracket aperture extending through the attachment plate, the support bracket aperture being co-axially aligned with the mounting bracket aperture for connection of the support bracket to the mounting bracket. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A step assembly connectable to a vehicle, the vehicle defining an underside having opposing lateral end portions, the step assembly comprising:
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an elongated main body having a substantially straight portion and two end portions; a generally U-shaped step bar having a substantially straight portion that is parallel to the main body and two bent portions disposed adjacent to the main body; a mounting bracket connectable to a respective lateral end portion, wherein the mounting bracket has a base plate including a mounting aperture extending through the base plate; and a support bracket connected to the main body and detachably connectable the mounting bracket, the support bracket defining an attachment plate having a support aperture extending through the attachment plate, the support aperture being co-axially aligned with the mounting aperture for connection of the support bracket to the mounting bracket.
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Specification