Vehicle step

• US 4,017,093 A
• Filed: 09/12/1975
• Issued: 04/12/1977
• Est. Priority Date: 09/12/1975
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Alvin Stecker Sr
• Original Assignee: Alvin Stecker Sr
• Inventors: Stecker, Alvin Sr.
• Primary Examiner(s): Song, Robert R.
• Application Number:
  US05/612,765
• Time in Patent Office: 578 Days
• Field of Search: 280/163, 280/164, 280/166, 248/229, 248/228
• US Class Current: 280/163
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 3/00 Arrangements of steps or ladders facilitating access to or on the vehicle, e.g. running-boards construction of steps for railway vehicles B61D23/00 ; ladders E06C

Abstract

A step having a width substantially equal to the width of a person'"'"'s feet is positioned on a pair of support arms extending angularly upwardly relative to the top surface of the step. The support arms terminate in upstanding portions which are engaged by a bracket assembly connecting them to the vehicle frame. The bracket assembly includes a first pair of plates on opposite sides of the vehicle frame and a third plate is positioned on the side of the upstanding portion opposite one of the pair of plates. Bolts interconnect the pair of plates and also the one plate to the third plate to rigidly connect the step to the frame of the vehicle. A brace extends from a point above the support arm connection to the upstanding portion and extends outwardly and downwardly to engagement with a side wall extending around the entire periphery of the step which includes a top plate having a plurality of elongated openings alternating with rows of circular openings over the substantial area of the plate.

Claims

1. A vehicle step assembly for being attached to the frame of a vehicle comprising,

a step having width substantially equal to the width of a person'"'"'s pair of feet,

a pair of spaced apart support arms connected to said step and extending angularly upwardly relative to the top surface of said step and terminating in upstanding portions extending perpendicularly to a plane of said step top surface,

a pair of bracket assemblies for connecting said upstanding portions to the frame of a vehicle, each bracket assembly including a pair of clamping plates for engaging opposite sides of said vehicle frame, and means being provided for connecting one of said clamping plates to said upstanding portion, and

each ofsaid bracket assemblies, and said connecting means including a third clamping plate for engaging said upstanding portion on one side with said one plate of said pair of plates engaging said upstanding portion on the opposite side and said one of said pair of plates also adapted to engage one side of said vehicle frame.

2. The structure of claim 1 wherein each of said support arms includes a brace extending from said step to said upstanding portion at a point spaced above said support arm and its connection to said upstanding portion, and said brace extends at angle to said step and upwardly relative to the plane of said top surface.

3. The structure of claim 1 wherein said step includes a plate having said step top surface and a downwardly extending wall extends around the entire periphery of said plate and said support arms are connected to said wall along one side of said step.

4. The structure of claim 3 wherein said plate having said top surface includes a plurality of elongated openings alternating with rows of circular openings over the substantial area of said top surface.

5. The structure of claim 4 wherein said means for connecting said pair of clamping plates to said upstanding portion includes a pair of bolts horizontally aligned and positioned on opposite sides of said upstanding portion connecting said third clamping plate to said one plate of said pair of plates.

6. The structure of claim 5 wherein said pair of clamping plates includes a pair of bolts vertically aligned and adapted to be positioned on opposite sides of vehicle frame.

7. The structure of claim 3 wherein said one wall connected to said support arms is the outer wall of said step and said arms extend under the opposite side wall and said step and terminate in engagement with said one side wall.