Tail gate step
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1. An improved step comprising:
- a pair of generally parallel guide means mounted on a vehicle;
keeper means slidingly mounted within each said guide means;
stop means mounted on one end of each said keeper means;
U-shaped step means pivotally connected to said keeper means on the end opposite said stop means and so sized to retractingly slide within said guide means for storage and to slidingly extend outwardly therefrom during use whereby an extensible and retractable step is provided.
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Abstract
This invention is a retractable step which can be either retrofitted to a standard pickup truck type tail gate or can be made into the tail gate during manufacture. In this latter case, the step is of the disappearing type and would not be visible except when extended and folded down to its operative or use position. The above is accomplished through a track and pivot arrangement with the retrofit version having a housing disposed thereover when in the retracted position.
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1. An improved step comprising:
- a pair of generally parallel guide means mounted on a vehicle;
keeper means slidingly mounted within each said guide means;
stop means mounted on one end of each said keeper means;
U-shaped step means pivotally connected to said keeper means on the end opposite said stop means and so sized to retractingly slide within said guide means for storage and to slidingly extend outwardly therefrom during use whereby an extensible and retractable step is provided. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
- a pair of generally parallel guide means mounted on a vehicle;
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