Apparatus for assisting entry into high road clearance vehicles
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1. An apparatus for assisting entry into high road clearance vehicles comprising:
- a generally cylindrical side bar adapted for horizontal attachment to a vehicle wherein said bar is fixedly attached to a side of the vehicle along a longitudinal axis of the vehicle;
one or more smaller U-shaped cylindrical bars comprised of two end portions and a center portion, wherein said end portions are fixedly attached to said side bar; and
a generally flat surface on the top of each of said center portion of said U-shaped bars.
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Abstract
An apparatus for assisting entry into high road clearance vehicles having a generally cylindrical side bar adapted for attachment to a vehicle chassis, one or more U-shaped cylindrical bars attached to and suspended from said bar comprised of two end portions and a center bar, a generally flat surface on the top of each of said center bar of said U-shaped bars. The U-shaped bars maybe of tubular construction and have a flat surface and are preferably angled from the side bar at an angle of approximately 45 degrees and each U-shaped bar has end portions that meet the center bar at an angle of approximately 0 to 45 degrees. The side bar may be attached to any of a variety of chassis designs and may have a plurality of steps at the doors and at or near the back of the vehicle.
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9 Claims
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1. An apparatus for assisting entry into high road clearance vehicles comprising:
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a generally cylindrical side bar adapted for horizontal attachment to a vehicle wherein said bar is fixedly attached to a side of the vehicle along a longitudinal axis of the vehicle;
one or more smaller U-shaped cylindrical bars comprised of two end portions and a center portion, wherein said end portions are fixedly attached to said side bar; and
a generally flat surface on the top of each of said center portion of said U-shaped bars. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An apparatus for assisting entry into high road clearance vehicles comprising:
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a generally cylindrical side bar adapted for horizontal attachment to a vehicle wherein said side bar is fixedly attached to a side of the vehicle along a longitudinal axis of the vehicle;
one or more U-shaped cylindrical bars comprised of two end portions and a center portion, wherein said end portions are attached to and suspended from said side bar; and
a non-skid surface on the top of each of said center portions of said U-shaped bars.
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9. An apparatus to enable access into a vehicle comprising:
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a generally cylindrical side bar adapted for horizontal attachment to a vehicle wherein said bar is fixedly attached to a side of the vehicle along a longitudinal axis of the vehicle;
a generally U-shaped bar comprised of two end portions and a center portion said end portions fixedly attached to said side bar, wherein said U-shaped bar is attached at an angle approximately 45 degrees from the horizontal plane ; and
a generally flat surface on the top of said center portion of said U-shaped bar.
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