Truck bumper step
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1. A bumper step adapted for removable connection to the front bumper of a motor vehicle for providing a stable platform on which the user may stand to gain access to the engine compartment of such vehicle, the bumper step comprising:
- a generally flat clip member including a forwardly turned under lip portion adapted to be hooked over and behind a top surface of said bumper, said clip member further including a plurality of horizontal slots for adjustably receiving a flexible strap;
a step member, including a vertical portion and a platform portion that is formed at a right angle to said vertical portion, said vertical portion including a horizontal slot for receiving a flexible strap; and
a length of flexible strap, one end of which is fixedly attached to said step member through the horizontal slot therein and the other end of which is adjustably placed through said plurality of horizontal slots in said clip member, whereby the height above ground of said step member may be adjusted as desired by the user.
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Abstract
A bumper step for enabling the user to conveniently access the engine compartment of a truck is formed from steel plate material, for example, to include a lip for removably hooking the bumper step over a conventional truck bumper at any location therealong and a step member on which the user may conveniently stand. In one embodiment of the invention, an adjustable strap is provided between two components of the invention to facilitate adjustment of the height above ground of the bumper step.
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1. A bumper step adapted for removable connection to the front bumper of a motor vehicle for providing a stable platform on which the user may stand to gain access to the engine compartment of such vehicle, the bumper step comprising:
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a generally flat clip member including a forwardly turned under lip portion adapted to be hooked over and behind a top surface of said bumper, said clip member further including a plurality of horizontal slots for adjustably receiving a flexible strap; a step member, including a vertical portion and a platform portion that is formed at a right angle to said vertical portion, said vertical portion including a horizontal slot for receiving a flexible strap; and a length of flexible strap, one end of which is fixedly attached to said step member through the horizontal slot therein and the other end of which is adjustably placed through said plurality of horizontal slots in said clip member, whereby the height above ground of said step member may be adjusted as desired by the user. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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Current AssigneeDavid S. Leuty
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Original AssigneeDavid S. Leuty
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InventorsLeuty, David S.
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Primary Examiner(s)Machado, Reinaldo P.
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Application NumberUS06/695,381Time in Patent Office561 DaysField of Search182/90, 182/91, 182/92, 182/89, 280/163, 24/199US Class Current182/92CPC Class CodesB60R 3/007 Removable steps or ladders,...
